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slipping through the cracks

slipping through the cracks is the present participle and gerund 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 slipping through the cracks

What is slipping through the cracks the present participle and gerund of?
Slipping through the cracks is the present participle and gerund of slip through the cracks.

Words near slipping through the cracks in the dictionary

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

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