slip through the net

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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, through

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slip away
slip into
slip mind
slip of the tongue
slip off
slip out
slip through fingers

slip through the net
slip up
slippery
slippery slope
slog/sweat/work guts out
slope
slough off
slow

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