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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: fall through the cracks |
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| Many tax evaders are falling through the cracks. |
What does it mean? Is it frequently used among native speakers?
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cgage2
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:06 am Post subject: |
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A crack is an opening. It can be an open seam like if floor boards are joined together and one has a gap. Then something can fall through.
The expression means that the taxcollectors miss some of the cheaters.
If the IRS hired more people, they could shore up the cracks.
Its a common english expression however people don't go around all day saying "fall through the cracks". |
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