slip/fall through the net
idiom
: to fail to be noticed or included with others
There are plenty of talented players who slip through the net and never get to play professionally.
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On a Wednesday night in February, even after watching a shot fall through the net that ripped out the hearts of every Terps fan in the building, leaving them stunned and silent, Scott Van Pelt felt something.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Clearly those developing malware adapt their code to slip through the net, and that’s what drives this endless game of cat and mouse with Google.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Apps do slip through the net, but someone will need to access your phone (or have to have set up your phone initially) to install one.
—David Nield, WIRED, 19 July 2020
Although the news conference is heavily choreographed, some questions – which Mr. Putin didn’t answer – appeared to slip through the net, appearing on screens around the hall.
—Harriet Morris, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
When the threes aren’t falling, the answer is to keep jacking up more, rather than attacking the hoop, getting to the line, and actually having the mental benefit of seeing a shot fall through the net once in a while.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
The ball hit the glass but didn’t fall through the net, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with a 74-73 victory.
—Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
The world must be ready to meet the viruses that slip through the net.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022
The reliance on self-testing will mean more cases slip through the net, but the authorities have accepted this reality.
—Simon Willis, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2022
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Clearly those developing malware adapt their code to slip through the net, and that’s what drives this endless game of cat and mouse with Google.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Apps do slip through the net, but someone will need to access your phone (or have to have set up your phone initially) to install one.
—David Nield, WIRED, 19 July 2020
Although the news conference is heavily choreographed, some questions – which Mr. Putin didn’t answer – appeared to slip through the net, appearing on screens around the hall.
—Harriet Morris, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
When the threes aren’t falling, the answer is to keep jacking up more, rather than attacking the hoop, getting to the line, and actually having the mental benefit of seeing a shot fall through the net once in a while.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
The ball hit the glass but didn’t fall through the net, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with a 74-73 victory.
—Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
The world must be ready to meet the viruses that slip through the net.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022
The reliance on self-testing will mean more cases slip through the net, but the authorities have accepted this reality.
—Simon Willis, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2022
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