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slipped through the cracks

slipped through the cracks is the simple past and past participle of slip through the cracks.

Meaning of slip through the cracks

Verb

slip through the cracks (third-person singular simple present slips through the cracks, present participle slipping through the cracks, simple past and past participle slipped through the cracks)

  1. (idiomatic) To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
    • Judge Hart rejected prosecution claims there were systemic failings, saying the failure to implement options was because they "slipped through the cracks".2025 October 15, “News: Woman died after leaning out of HST: GWR fined £1m”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 10

Questions about slipped through the cracks

What is slipped through the cracks the simple past and past participle of?
Slipped through the cracks is the simple past and past participle of slip through the cracks.

Words near slipped through the cracks in the dictionary

  1. slipped out
  2. slipped someone a length
  3. slipped someone's mind
  4. slipped through
  5. slipped through someone's fingers
  6. slipped through the cracks
  7. slipped through the net
  8. slipped under
  9. slipped under the radar
  10. slipped up
  11. slipper

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