Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall through the cracks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l through the cracks
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

falls through the cracks (present, singular) falling through the cracks (participle, present) fell through the cracks (past) fallen through the cracks (participle, past)

Questions

What does fall through the cracks mean?
To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.

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