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slips through the cracks

slips through the cracks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 slips through the cracks

What is slips through the cracks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slips through the cracks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slip through the cracks.

Words near slips through the cracks in the dictionary

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

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