"fall through the cracks" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-fall through the cracks.ogg Forms: falls through the cracks [present, singular, third-person], falling through the cracks [participle, present], fell through the cracks [past], fallen through the cracks [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> through the cracks}} fall through the cracks (third-person singular simple present falls through the cracks, present participle falling through the cracks, simple past fell through the cracks, past participle fallen through the cracks)
  1. (idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-fall_through_the_cracks-en-verb-2-qN9xr- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "name": "en-verb"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "ref": "2008, Kari Dunn Buron, Pamela J. Wolfberg, Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators:",
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        "To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention."
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          "missed",
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        [
          "notice",
          "notice"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fell through the cracks",
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      "form": "fallen through the cracks",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        "To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention."
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          "notice",
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        "(idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention."
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