Polyglot Dictionary

fall through the cracks

/fɔːl θruː ðə kræks/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. pasar desapercibido

    • Some cases fall through the cracks in the system.

      Algunos casos pasan desapercibidos en el sistema.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

under the radar

fall through the cracks means being accidentally overlooked or missed by a system; under the radar means deliberately avoiding attention or detection — a subtle difference in intent.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa fall through the cracks?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Some cases fall ___ the cracks in the system.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a fall through the cracks?

noun

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