slip between the cracks



slip between the cracks

Fig. [for someone or something] to be forgotten or neglected. (Fig. on something being lost by falling between floorboards.) Where is Alice? I guess we neglected her and she slipped between the cracks, This issue seems to have slipped between the cracks and become forgotten.
See also: crack, slip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Trude-Norwegian
Heraclio-Spanish
Ogechi-Western African, Igbo
Uilleam-Scottish
ZsÓFikaZHO-fee-kawHungarian
Juturna-Roman Mythology