Work & careers
fall through the cracks
be forgotten or missed
If something falls through the cracks, nobody deals with it because responsibility is unclear or people overlook it.
Hear it in real life
Did anyone call the new client back?
I thought you were doing it, so it fell through the cracks.
Important emails can fall through the cracks when nobody checks the shared inbox.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Small tasks often fall into the cracks.
Say: Small tasks often fall through the cracks.
This expression uses "through the cracks," not "into the cracks."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something falls through the cracks; things can fall through the cracks
Your turn: say it out loud
Important emails can fall through the cracks when nobody checks the shared inbox.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
fall through the cracks
be forgotten or missed
“Important emails can fall through the cracks when nobody checks the shared inbox.”
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