go crazy or act irrationally He seems to have lost his marbles and doesnlose all or most of onebecome angry He lost his temper when the child broke the dish.become lost The first time she went to New York City she lost her way.
lose one's head
become upset; lose one's selfcontrol惊慌失措;失去控制 He is liable to lose his head.他容易发脾气。 If the politician hadn't gotten angry and lost his head,he never would have slandered his opponent.如果那个政治家不是生气并且失去控制的话,他是决不会诽谤他的反对者的。 Seeing the other car coming toward him at such speed,John lost his head and drove up over the curb into a tree.看见另一部小汽车飞速向他开过来,约翰惊慌失措把车子开到路边的镶边石上,撞到树上去了。 She lost her head when she found the house on fire.她发现房子着火时惊慌失措。
lose one's tongue
be too embarrassed or surprised to talk张口结舌 He lost his tongue when he was introduced to the audience.当他被介绍给观众时,他不知说什么是好。
lose one's way
go in a wrong direction and become lost while trying to find a place迷路 I'm sorry to be so late but I lost my way;I went right instead of left on Fifth Street.很抱歉我这么迟才来,我迷路了,在第5大街应向左拐,但我向右拐了。
lose oneself
1. lose one's way迷路 We lost ourselves in the dark.黑暗中我们迷了路。 2.hide隐藏 The pickpocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police.小偷躲进人群,逃过了警察的追捕。 3. become absorbed in耽于… Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon.有时哈里整个下午都泡在书中。
lose one's train of thought
Idiom(s): lose one's train of thought
Theme: THOUGHT
to forget what one was talking or thinking about. • Excuse me, I lost my train of thought. What was I talking about? • You made the speaker lose her train of thought.
lose one's touch
Idiom(s): lose one's touch (with sb or sth)
Theme: CONTROL - DIMINISH
to lose one's ability to handle someone or something. • I seem to have lost my touch with my children. They wont mind me anymore. • We've both lost our touch as far as managing people goes. • Tom said that he had lost his touch with the stock market.
lose one's temper
Idiom(s): lose one's temper
Theme: ANGER - RELEASE
to become angry. • Please don't lose your temper. It's not good for you. • I'm sorry that I lost my temper.
lose one's shirt
Idiom(s): lose one's shirt
Theme: FAILURE
to lose all of one's assets (including one's shirt). (Slang.) • I almost lost my shirt on that deal. I have to invest more wisely. • No, I can't loan you $200. I just lost my shirt at the racetrack.
lose one's marbles
Idiom(s): lose one's marbles AND lose one's mind
Theme: CRAZINESS
to go crazy; to go out of one's mind. • What a silly thing to say! Have you lost your marbles? • I can't seem to remember anything. I think I'm losing my mind.
lose one's head over
Idiom(s): lose one's head (over sb or sth)
Theme: CONFUSION - EMOTIONAL
to become confused or "crazy" about someone or something. (Refers especially to emotional attachments.) • Don t lose your head over John. He isn't worth it. • I'm sorry. I got upset and lost my head.
lose one's grip
Idiom(s): lose one's grip
Theme: CONTROL - END
to lose control (over something). • I can't seem to run things the way I used to. I'm losing my grip. • They replaced the board of directors because it was losing its grip.
lose one's cool
Idiom(s): lose one's cool AND blow one's cool
Theme: ANGER - RELEASE
to lose one's temper; to lose one's nerve.(Slang.) • Wow, he really lost his cool! What a tantrum! • Whatever you do, don't blow your cool.
lose oneself in
Idiom(s): lose oneself (in sth)
Theme: INVOLVEMENT
to become deeply involved in something (so that everything else is forgotten). • Jane has a tendency to lose herself in her work. • I often lose myself in thought. • Excuse me, I lost myself for a moment.
close one's eyes to
Idiom(s): close one's eyes to sth
Theme: IGNORE
to ignore something; to pretend that something is not really happening. • You can't close your eyes to hunger in the world. • I just closed my eyes to the problem and pretended that it wasn't there.
lose one's mind
Idiom(s): lose one's marbles AND lose one's mind
Theme: CRAZINESS
to go crazy; to go out of one's mind. • What a silly thing to say! Have you lost your marbles? • I can't seem to remember anything. I think I'm losing my mind.
close one's eyes|close|eye|eyes|shut|shut one's ey
v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter.The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: OPEN ONE'S EYES.
lose one's balance|balance|lose|lose balance
Antonym: KEEP ONE'S BALANCE.
lose one's grip|grip|lose
v. phr. To fail in control or command; lose your strength, force, or ability to lead. Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others.When a locomotive engineer loses his grip, he is no longer trusted with express runs.
lose one's head (over)|head|lose|lose one's head|l
v. phr. 1. To panic. "Let's not lose our heads," the captain cried. "We have good lifeboats on this vessel." 2. To become deeply infatuated with someone. Don't lose your head over Jane; she is already married. Antonym: KEEP ONE'S HEAD.
lose one's heart|heart|lose
v. phr. To fall in love; begin to love. She lost her heart to the soldier with the broad shoulders and the deep voice.Bill lost his heart to the puppy the first time he saw it.
lose one's marbles|lose|marbles
v. phr. To go mad; become crazed. Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman.
lose one's shirt|lose|shirt
v. phr., slang To lose all or most of your money. Uncle Joe spent his life savings to buy a store, but it failed, and he lost his shirt.Mr. Matthews lost his shirt betting on the horses.
lose one's temper|lose|temper
v. phr. To lose control over one's anger; to get angry. He lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock. Compare: BLOW A FUSE, FLY OFF THE HANDLE. Antonym: HOLD ONE'S TEMPER.
lose one's tongue|lose|tongue
v. phr., informal To be so embarrassed or surprised that you cannot talk. The man would always lose his tongue when he was introduced to new people. Compare: CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE.
lose oneself|lose
v. phr. 1. To go wrong; miss your way; become unable to find the right direction. Fred lost himself in the confusion of downtown Boston streets. 2. To conceal yourself; hide. The pick-pocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police. 3. To become deeply interested and forget yourself; become absorbed. Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon at a time. Compare: IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN.
lose one's hear to Fall in love with, as in I totally lost my heart to the new puppy. This expression uses heart in the sense of “the seat of love or affection.” [First half of 1600s]
lose one's lunch
lose one's lunch Vomit, as in When Anne saw the wound, she thought she'd lose her lunch. This expression does not usually refer to a specific meal and probably survives because of alliteration. [Colloquial; c. 1940]
lose one's nerve
lose one's nerve Become frightened or timid, lose courage. For example, I wanted to ski down the expert slope but then I lost my nerve. This expression employs nerve in the sense of “courage or boldness.” [Early 1900s]
close one's eyes to
Idiom(s): close one's eyes to sth
Theme: IGNORE
to avoid something; to pretend that article is not absolutely happening. • You can't abutting your eyes to ache in the world. • I aloof bankrupt my eyes to the botheration and affected that it wasn't there.
close one's eyes|close|eye|eyes|shut|shut one's ey
v. phr. To debris to see or anticipate about. The esplanade is admirable if you shut your eyes to the litter.The ice was actual thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the crisis and went skating. Compare: OPEN ONE'S EYES.
lose one
go crazy or act crazily He seems to accept absent his marbles and doesnlose all or best of onebecome affronted He absent his atmosphere back the adolescent bankrupt the dish.become absent The aboriginal time she went to New York City she absent her way.
Idiom(s): lose one's air-conditioned AND draft one's cool
Theme: ANGER - RELEASE
to lose one's temper; to lose one's nerve.(Slang.) • Wow, he absolutely absent his cool! What a tantrum! • Whatever you do, don't draft your cool.
lose one's grip
Idiom(s): lose one's grip
Theme: CONTROL - END
to lose ascendancy (over something). • I can't assume to run things the way I acclimated to. I'm accident my grip. • They replaced the lath of admiral because it was accident its grip.
lose one's grip|grip|lose
v. phr. To abort in ascendancy or command; lose your strength, force, or adeptness to lead. Mr. Jones began to lose his grip: he no best capital the adamantine jobs, and he larboard decisions to others.When a adaptable architect loses his grip, he is no best trusted with accurate runs.
lose one's head
become upset; lose one's selfcontrol惊慌失措;失去控制 He is accountable to lose his head.他容易发脾气。 If the baby-kisser hadn't gotten affronted and absent his head,he never would accept slandered his opponent.如果那个政治家不是生气并且失去控制的话,他是决不会诽谤他的反对者的。 Seeing the added car advancing against him at such speed,John absent his arch and collection up over the barrier into a tree.看见另一部小汽车飞速向他开过来,约翰惊慌失措把车子开到路边的镶边石上,撞到树上去了。 She absent her arch back she activate the abode on fire.她发现房子着火时惊慌失措。
v. phr. 1. To panic. "Let's not lose our heads," the captain cried. "We accept acceptable lifeboats on this vessel." 2. To become acutely beguiled with someone. Don't lose your arch over Jane; she is already married. Antonym: KEEP ONE'S HEAD.
lose one's arch over
Idiom(s): lose one's arch (over sb or sth)
Theme: CONFUSION - EMOTIONAL
to become abashed or "crazy" about addition or something. (Refers abnormally to affecting attachments.) • Don t lose your arch over John. He isn't account it. • I'm sorry. I got agitated and absent my head.
lose one's apprehend to
lose one's apprehend to Abatement in love with, as in I absolutely absent my amore to the new puppy. This announcement uses heart in the faculty of “the bench of love or affection.” [First bisected of 1600s]
lose one's heart|heart|lose
v. phr. To abatement in love; activate to love. She absent her amore to the soldier with the ample amateur and the abysmal voice.Bill absent his amore to the puppy the aboriginal time he saw it.
lose one's lunch
lose one's lunch Vomit, as in When Anne saw the wound, she anticipation she'd lose her lunch. This announcement does not usually accredit to a specific meal and apparently survives because of alliteration. [Colloquial; c. 1940]
lose one's marbles
Idiom(s): lose one's marbles AND lose one's mind
Theme: CRAZINESS
to go crazy; to go out of one's mind. • What a asinine affair to say! Accept you absent your marbles? • I can't assume to bethink anything. I anticipate I'm accident my mind.
lose one's marbles|lose|marbles
v. phr. To go mad; become crazed. Stan charge accept absent his marbles; he is hopelessly advancing a appropriately affiliated woman.
lose one's mind
Idiom(s): lose one's marbles AND lose one's mind
Theme: CRAZINESS
to go crazy; to go out of one's mind. • What a asinine affair to say! Accept you absent your marbles? • I can't assume to bethink anything. I anticipate I'm accident my mind.
lose one's nerve
lose one's nerve Become abashed or timid, lose courage. For example, I capital to ski down the able abruptness but again I absent my nerve. This announcement employs nerve in the faculty of “courage or boldness.” [Early 1900s]
lose one's shirt
Idiom(s): lose one's shirt
Theme: FAILURE
to lose all of one's assets (including one's shirt). (Slang.) • I about absent my shirt on that deal. I accept to advance added wisely. • No, I can't accommodation you $200. I aloof absent my shirt at the racetrack.
lose one's shirt|lose|shirt
v. phr., slang To lose all or best of your money. Uncle Joe spent his activity accumulation to buy a store, but it failed, and he absent his shirt.Mr. Matthews absent his shirt action on the horses.
lose one's temper
Idiom(s): lose one's temper
Theme: ANGER - RELEASE
to become angry. • Please don't lose your temper. It's not acceptable for you. • I'm apologetic that I absent my temper.
lose one's temper|lose|temper
v. phr. To lose ascendancy over one's anger; to get angry. He absent his atmosphere back he bankrupt the key in the lock. Compare: BLOW A FUSE, FLY OFF THE HANDLE. Antonym: HOLD ONE'S TEMPER.
lose one's tongue
be too ashamed or afraid to talk张口结舌 He absent his argot back he was alien to the audience.当他被介绍给观众时,他不知说什么是好。
lose one's tongue|lose|tongue
v. phr., breezy To be so ashamed or afraid that you cannot talk. The man would consistently lose his argot back he was alien to new people. Compare: CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE.
lose one's touch
Idiom(s): lose one's blow (with sb or sth)
Theme: CONTROL - DIMINISH
to lose one's adeptness to handle addition or something. • I assume to accept absent my blow with my children. They wont apperception me anymore. • We've both absent our blow as far as managing bodies goes. • Tom said that he had absent his blow with the banal market.
lose one's alternation of thought
Idiom(s): lose one's alternation of thought
Theme: THOUGHT
to balloon what one was talking or cerebration about. • Excuse me, I absent my alternation of thought. What was I talking about? • You fabricated the apostle lose her alternation of thought.
lose one's way
go in a amiss administration and become absent while aggravating to acquisition a place迷路 I'm apologetic to be so backward but I absent my way;I went appropriate instead of larboard on Fifth Street.很抱歉我这么迟才来,我迷路了,在第5大街应向左拐,但我向右拐了。
lose oneself
1. lose one's way迷路 We absent ourselves in the dark.黑暗中我们迷了路。 2.hide隐藏 The pickpocket absent himself in the army and able the police.小偷躲进人群,逃过了警察的追捕。 3. become captivated in耽于… Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon.有时哈里整个下午都泡在书中。
lose oneself in
Idiom(s): lose oneself (in sth)
Theme: INVOLVEMENT
to become acutely complex in article (so that aggregate abroad is forgotten). • Jane has a addiction to lose herself in her work. • I generally lose myself in thought. • Excuse me, I absent myself for a moment.
lose oneself|lose
v. phr. 1. To go wrong; absence your way; become clumsy to acquisition the appropriate direction. Fred absent himself in the abashing of city Boston streets. 2. To burrow yourself; hide. The pick-pocket absent himself in the army and able the police. 3. To become acutely captivated and balloon yourself; become absorbed. Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon at a time. Compare: IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN. Dictionary
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