| 单词 | slip through the net |
| 释义 | slip through the net [British] if people slip through the net, the system which is supposed to help or deal with them does not do it properly. The American expression is fall through the cracks. It's hard to knock the selection process because the chances of any young talent slipping through the net are so minimal. [mainly British] if someone who is behaving illegally slips through the net, they avoid being caught by the system or trap that is meant to catch them Government officials fear some of the criminals identified by British police may have slipped through the net. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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