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
Cees-Dutch
Silvia['silviə]
CatharineKATH-ə-rin, KATH-rinEnglish
Stamatios-Greek
Yefet-Biblical Hebrew
HadesHAY-deez (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)