How to Pronounce "slip through the cracks"
expression
SLIP throo thuh KRAKS
sl-IP throo thuh KRAKS
Definition
When something or someone is accidentally overlooked, forgotten, or not noticed, especially by a system or group.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɫɪp/ /ˈθɹu/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɹæks
British English
slˈɪp/ /θɹˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /kɹˈæks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLIP throo thuh KRAKS
UK
sl-IP throo thuh KRAKS
Listen in Context
She was upset that her application slipped through the cracks.
Sometimes important emails slip through the cracks.
The teacher tries not to let any student slip through the cracks.
With so much paperwork, some files are bound to slip through the cracks.