FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS Definition & Meaning

fall between the cracks

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, fall through the cracks or between two stools . Be neglected or overlooked; also, not fit either of two alternatives. For example, Please make sure that either our department or yours deals with this account, lest it fall between the cracks , or Trying to be both teacher and parent, she fell between two stools . The variant using stools , with its image of a person falling to the ground between two chairs instead of sitting down on one or the other, was already a proverb in ancient times; in English it was first recorded about 1390.

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Though retailers are expected to abide by Federal Trade Commission laws against deceptive pricing, nuances in state-level policies and enforcement can allow dubious sales activity to fall between the cracks.

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"I understand that there are pressures on government at the moment but we cannot let a group of our citizens here in Northern Ireland go without support, to fall between the cracks, because they and their children are suffering when such a fund could make a huge difference," she said.

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“If you don’t have the data, you can’t locate who you’re failing to serve. They’re going to fall between the cracks,” she said.

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On the negative side, many people with unrecognized disabilities fall between the cracks of targeted cash transfer systems.

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They fall between the cracks in the health care system and end up as one of the 4 million people out of work due to the long-term effects of the disease.

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