- lose to someone or something
- lose to someone or somethingto be defeated by someone or something. •
I lost to Wendy in the sales contest.
•Our team lost to the Adamsville Raiders for the seventh year in a row.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lose to someone or something
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lose the thread of something — lose the thread (of (something)) to not be able to understand what someone is saying because you are not giving it all your attention. Jeb wasn t listening at all and lost the thread of what his father was saying … New idioms dictionary
lose someone to something — phrase if you lose someone to something such as a disease, they die as a result of it She lost her mother to cancer. Thesaurus: death and general words relating to deathsynonym Main entry: lose … Useful english dictionary
lose your heart to something — 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 someone to something — if you lose someone to something such as a disease, they die as a result of it She lost her mother to cancer … English 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 — 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 track (of) — phrase to no longer know where someone or something is or what is happening I’ve lost track of what she’s doing now. Thesaurus: to lose possession of somethingsynonym Main entry: lose … Useful english dictionary
lose track of — lose contact with someone (or something) I ve lost track of many of my friends from high school … Idioms and examples
lose the thread of — lose the thread (of (something)) to not be able to understand what someone is saying because you are not giving it all your attention. Jeb wasn t listening at all and lost the thread of what his father was saying … New idioms dictionary
lose the thread — (of (something)) to not be able to understand what someone is saying because you are not giving it all your attention. Jeb wasn t listening at all and lost the thread of what his father was saying … New idioms dictionary
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
