slip through the net



slip through the net

to not be caught or dealt with by the system that should be catching or dealing with you The system is failing and mental patients who badly need help are still slipping through the net. Innocent people have been falsely convicted while the guilty ones may be slipping through the net.
See also: net, slip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JosÉPhinezho-ze-FEENFrench
DÁIbhÍ-Irish
Stevenson['sti:vnsn]
Yannic-Breton, French
HeddaHED-dahNorwegian, Swedish
FajraFIE-rahEsperanto