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Slip through the cracks

🇬🇧 UK //slɪp θruː ðə kræks// 🇺🇸 US //slɪp θru ðə kræks//

Bedeutung von Slip through the cracks

To be unintentionally neglected or overlooked.

In simple words: To be missed or overlooked.

Slip through the cracks in einem Satz

• Some important emails can easily slip through the cracks if you don’t check your inbox regularly.
• In a big project, smaller details might slip through the cracks and cause issues later.
• I often feel that my contributions slip through the cracks during team meetings.
• After the large turnover of staff, several tasks slipped through the cracks and weren’t completed.
• If we don’t have regular check-ins, important tasks might slip through the cracks.

Wie man Slip through the cracks verwendet

Use this idiom to describe situations where something important is ignored or forgotten. It is appropriate in both casual and formal conversations.

Grammar pattern

standalone idiom

Memory hint

Picture a small object falling into a crack in the ground and disappearing.

Verwandte Wörter

Collocations with Slip through the cracks

• slip through the cracks of
• let slip through the cracks
• not let slip through the cracks

Synonyms for Slip through the cracks

• be overlooked
• be missed
• be forgotten
• go unnoticed
• escape attention

Common mistakes with Slip through the cracks

• Misusing the phrase by not using it to describe neglect or oversight.
• Confusing it with 'fall through the cracks', which has a similar but slightly different meaning.

Häufige Fragen zu "Slip through the cracks"

Was bedeutet "Slip through the cracks"?

To be missed or overlooked.

Was ist die Definition von "Slip through the cracks"?

To be unintentionally neglected or overlooked.

Wie verwendet man "Slip through the cracks" in einem Satz?

Some important emails can easily slip through the cracks if you don’t check your inbox regularly.

Kannst du ein weiteres Beispiel für "Slip through the cracks" geben?

In a big project, smaller details might slip through the cracks and cause issues later.

Was sind Synonyme für "Slip through the cracks"?

Gängige Alternativen sind be overlooked, be missed, be forgotten, go unnoticed, escape attention.

Welche Wörter passen zu "Slip through the cracks"?

Es wird oft mit slip through the cracks of, let slip through the cracks, not let slip through the cracks kombiniert.

Was sind häufige Fehler bei "Slip through the cracks"?

Misusing the phrase by not using it to describe neglect or oversight. Confusing it with 'fall through the cracks', which has a similar but slightly different meaning.

Wie spricht man "Slip through the cracks" aus?

US: //slɪp θru ðə kræks//, UK: //slɪp θruː ðə kræks//. Hör dir das Audio oben an, um die Aussprache von Muttersprachlern zu hören.

Wann sollte ich "Slip through the cracks" verwenden?

Use this idiom to describe situations where something important is ignored or forgotten. It is appropriate in both casual and formal conversations.