Fall Through the Cracks

Fall through the cracks

Welcome to English in a Minute

Falling is no fun .

you can get hurt .

Falling through the cracks sounds even worse .

But is that what is really happening here ?

Let’s listen .

To fall Through the cracks

Hey , did you have time to look at my script ?

Right , your script !

Sorry , I’ve been so busy that reading your script kind of fell through the cracks .

No problem . I know when I’m busy things tall through the cracks all the time .

Well , I have time now .

So , I’ll take a look at it .

When something falls through the cracks , it is forgotten or overlooked.

In our example , Anna was so busy she forgot to read a script .

Often we use this expression for serious issues , such as when people are lost or forgotten in a large system .

And that’s English in a Minute !