falls between the cracks

A form of fall between the cracks — To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of fall between the cracks
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