fall through/between the cracks

idiom

variants or less commonly slip through/between the cracks

: to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others

Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system.

The program is meant to help workers who may have slipped through the cracks because of their age.

Examples of fall through/between the cracks in a Sentence

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While some students thrive under the current system, many others fall through the cracks. —Scott White, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025

And similar awards in football, hockey, soccer and baseball have provided a platform for leagues to highlight stories that might otherwise fall through the cracks of national coverage. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

There is rarely time to write about every cool science paper that comes our way; many worthy candidates sadly fall through the cracks over the course of the year. —Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024

Often, when disaster strikes, funds flow in from great people wanting to help, but when the world turns its eye to the next devastation, a lot can get lost and fall through the cracks. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024