lose

  • 61lose it — informal lose control of one s temper or emotions. → lose …

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  • 62lose it — to become very angry. He was afraid he was going to lose it, so he cut the meeting short. Related vocabulary: lose your/its grip …

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  • 63lose — verb 1) I ve lost my watch Syn: mislay, misplace, be unable to find, lose track of 2) he lost his pursuers Syn: escape from, evade, elude, dodge, avoid, give someone the slip, shake …

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  • 64lose — /lu:z/ verb not to have something any more ♦ to lose an order not to get an order which you were hoping to get ● During the strike, the company lost six orders to American competitors. ♦ to lose customers to have fewer customers ● Their service… …

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  • 65lose — /lu:z/ verb 1. not to have something any more ♦ to lose an order not to get an order which you were hoping to get ● During the strike, the company lost six orders to American competitors. ♦ to lose control of a company to find that you have less… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 66lose — To fail of winning or of accomplishing a tie. To drop or otherwise handle something inadvertently so that one is unable to find it later. To lose is not to place or put anything carefully and voluntarily in the place one intends and then to… …

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  • 67lose — See: HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE …

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  • 68lose — See: HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 69lose — verb /luːz/ a) To cause (something) to cease to be in ones possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. If you lose that ten pound note, youll be sorry. b) To have (an …

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  • 70lose at — phr verb Lose at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑card …

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