slipped through the cracks
Escaped systematic detection
Something that slips through the cracks goes unnoticed or unaddressed despite systems meant to catch it.
The image is of small items falling through gaps in floorboards—problems, people, or details that escape attention because they don't fit neatly into established categories or procedures: Several at-risk students slipped through the cracks, The error slipped through the cracks during review.
- unansweredLacking any response
- unseenNot perceived visually
- under the radarUndetected by scrutiny
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- undetectedNot discovered yet
blind spot · ignored · overlooked · lost in the shuffle · loophole · omitted · gap · red flags · warning signs · safeguards · disregarded · mistake · slip up · dropped the ball · bypassed · accountability · unacknowledged · left behind
slipped through the crackscaught
Seized or grabbed
detected · flagged · noticed · spotted · identified
slipped through the crackstaken care of
Attended to, managed
looked after · attended to · addressed · supported · on the books
slipped through the cracksswept under the rug
slipping, slipped, slipper, slippers, slippery, through, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughness