slipping through the cracks

A form of slip through the cracks — To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of slip through the cracks
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APA

slipping through the cracks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipping%20through%20the%20cracks

MLA

“slipping through the cracks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipping%20through%20the%20cracks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slipping through the cracks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipping%20through%20the%20cracks.

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