Idiom
fall between the cracks
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Important documents often fall between the cracks in this office.”
“Because the new policy was poorly communicated, several urgent requests fell between the cracks and were never processed.”
“Despite the implementation of rigorous oversight protocols, the most vulnerable citizens frequently fall between the cracks of an increasingly fragmented social welfare system.”
Examples
simple
“Important documents often fall between the cracks in this office.”
contextual
“Because the new policy was poorly communicated, several urgent requests fell between the cracks and were never processed.”
complex
“Despite the implementation of rigorous oversight protocols, the most vulnerable citizens frequently fall between the cracks of an increasingly fragmented social welfare system.”
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