When was the last time you heard someone say that something had “slipped through the cracks?”
It's a common enough euphemism. We generally use it when we're negligent in some way–forgetting to do something important, missing a salient detail, or making a small mistake that may have large consequences.
It also implies that while we made a good effort to lock everything up tightly, we couldn't achieve a perfect, airtight seal, so–improbably–something got by, and “oh well, stuff happens.” It's more of an excuse, really, almost an attitude. And most of us seem content to let transgressors who offer the “cracks” explanation slide.
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