- lose something at something
- lose something at somethingto lose a wager at playing something or at gambling. •
I lost a fortune at gambling.
•We lost all our money at dice.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lose something at something
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lose something in translation — lose something in translation/interpretation/etc phrase to not be as effective or accurate when translated or performed in another way etc Thesaurus: speaking or translating other languageshyponym Main entry: lose … Useful english dictionary
lose something in interpretation — lose something in translation/interpretation/etc phrase to not be as effective or accurate when translated or performed in another way etc Thesaurus: speaking or translating other languageshyponym Main entry: lose … Useful english dictionary
lose something in the shuffle — lose sb/sth in the ˈshuffle idiom usually passive (NAmE) to not notice sb/sth or pay attention to sb/sth because of a confusing situation • Middle children tend to get lost in the shuffle. Main entry: ↑shuffleidiom … Useful english dictionary
lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose — [luːz] verb lost PTandPP [lɒst ǁ lɒːst] losing PRESPART [transitive] 1. to stop having something any more, or to have less of it: • The industry has lost 60,000 jobs. • After a boardroom battle, Dixon lost control of the company … Financial and business terms
lose */*/*/ — UK [luːz] / US [luz] verb Word forms lose : present tense I/you/we/they lose he/she/it loses present participle losing past tense lost UK [lɒst] / US [lɔst] past participle lost Get it right: lose: Don t confuse lose (a verb) and loose (an… … English dictionary
lose — [[t]lu͟ːz[/t]] ♦ loses, losing, lost 1) VERB If you lose a contest, a fight, or an argument, you do not succeed because someone does better than you and defeats you. [V n] A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final... [V n] The government lost the… … English dictionary
lose yourself in something — phrase to be so interested in something that you do not notice what is happening around you She likes nothing better than to lose herself in a book. Thesaurus: to pay attentionsynonym Main entry: lose * * * ˈlose yourself in sth derived … Useful english dictionary
lose out — {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary s hand in marriage./ * /Fred didn t want to lose out to the other salesman./ Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
lose out — {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary s hand in marriage./ * /Fred didn t want to lose out to the other salesman./ Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
