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.

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These companies end up needing to replace these parts more often as they get twisted and deformed, but these tasks — much like the carts — sometimes fall between the cracks. —Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024

However, not all have language that target the issue of pornographic deepfake, and the variety of language and destinctions allows for abuse to fall through the cracks, according to Salazar's press release. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024

But a new Stanford study paints a bleak picture about what AI can do when safety measures fall through the cracks. —Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023

Even if the trade were decriminalized, some banking insiders say their biggest concern would continue to be letting a serious crime fall through the cracks, particularly human trafficking, which can cost them millions of dollars in fines. —Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023

And while tech companies such as Google have instituted efforts to rein in misinformation, things often still fall through the cracks. —Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2023

That might have been bad news in a city where students with dyslexia and other reading issues often fall through the cracks, according to parents and education experts. —Troy Closson, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023

Even teens who sign up for Fostering Connections can fall through the cracks. —Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023

Many migrant children do not have this support and often fall through the cracks and miss valuable school time. —Allie Torgan, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023