fall between the cracks
verbDefinitions
To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not…
To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.
- I submitted my application for student finance months ago, but haven't heard back. I think I've fallen between the cracks.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA