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单词 slip through
释义

slip through

phrasal verb
If something or something slips through a set of checks or rules, they are accepted when in fact they should not be.
...hardened trouble-makers who have slipped through the security checks. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
The slightest little bit of inattention can let something slip through. [VERB PARTICLE]
See full dictionary entry for slip

Examples of 'slip through' in a sentence
slip through

Why is it that people like him are allowed to slip through the net?
The Sun (2014)
It is the organisations that let these people slip through the net that should be named.
The Sun (2013)
 Something that has slipped through the cracks.
The Sun (2013)
It was the only way they could slip through the army checkpoints.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The biggest regret for me as a manager is letting him slip through the net.
The Sun (2015)
It is an opportunity we cannot afford to let slip through our fingers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Large companies have seen their figures slip through the net with little scrutiny.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He has not come this far to let the chance slip through his fingers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But they should not have let this one slip through their fingers.
The Sun (2007)
But they manage to let him slip through their fingers.
The Sun (2008)

All related terms of 'slip through'

slip through the net
If criminals slip through the net , they avoid being caught by the system or trap that was meant to catch them.
slip/fall through the net
You use slip through the net or fall through the net to describe a situation where people are not properly cared for by the system that is intended to help them.
slip through one's fingers
to elude one, as an opportunity not taken; escape
to slip through your fingers
If someone or something slips through your fingers , you just fail to catch them, get them, or keep them.
let slip through one's fingers
to allow to escape ; miss narrowly
let something slip through your fingers
to fail to get or keep something, especially something good
fall through the cracks
to not be helped by a system which is supposed to help you. The British expression is slip through the net .
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