slip through the net

verb

Synonym of slip through the cracks.

Meanings

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

present singular third person slips through the net · participle present slipping through the net · participle past slipped through the net · past slipped through the net

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of slip through the cracks.

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