through the cracks

*through the cracks

Fig. [moving] past the elements that are intended to catch or detect such things. (*Typically: fall ~; drop ~; go ~; slip ~.) I am afraid that some of these issues will slip through the cracks unless we make a note about each one.

See also: crack, through

References in classic literature ?

Cocky, staring at the open door, was in just the stage of determining whether or not he should more closely inspect that crack of exit to the wider world, which inspection, in turn, would determine whether or not he should venture out through the crack, when his eyes beheld the eyes of the second discoverer staring in.

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The presence of microcracks provides high durability of this material because the transport of environmental products into the concrete takes place through the cracks with a width above 0.

RBSM-Based Analysis of Crack Control Effectiveness of Polymer Concrete Overlay for Reinforced Concrete Structures