- lose something to someone
- lose something to someoneto yield or give up something in defeat to someone. •
We lost the case to the opposing lawyers.
•Mary lost her title to last year's runner-up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lose something to someone
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lose ground to someone — lose ground to (someone/something) to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others. Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. Opposite of: gain ground on… … New idioms dictionary
lose track of someone — lose track (of (someone/something)) to no longer be informed or know about something or someone. I ve lost track of most of my college friends. Opposite of: keep track (of (someone/something)) … New idioms dictionary
lose sleep over someone — lose sleep (over (someone/something)) to be worried and unable to relax because of something. An asteroid could hit the earth, but it s not something you should lose sleep over … New idioms dictionary
lose heart to someone — lose (your) heart (to (someone/something)) to fall in love. I lost my heart to airplanes when I was eight years old, and I ve wanted to be a pilot ever since … New idioms dictionary
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 */*/*/ — 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 — 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 — [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 ground to something — lose ground to (someone/something) to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others. Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. Opposite of: gain ground on… … New idioms dictionary
lose track of something — lose track (of (someone/something)) to no longer be informed or know about something or someone. I ve lost track of most of my college friends. Opposite of: keep track (of (someone/something)) … New idioms dictionary
lose ground to — (someone/something) to fail to maintain a share of something compared to others. Good Mexican restaurants are losing ground to less expensive, more informal places that have opened all over the city. Opposite of: gain ground on… … New idioms dictionary
