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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

An example of a stand-in is an understudy who goes on for the star

Hi

I couldn't find the phrasal verb "lose one's voice" in a dictionary. What does it mean? Please let me know. Thanks.

An example of a stand-in is an understudy who goes on for the star when the star loses her voice.
  

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Pretty much what it says: when an actor loses her voice, she becomes hoarse or suffers laryngitis, for instance. She cannot speak sufficiently clearly to perform onstage.

— Mister Micawber

  • Pretty much what it says: when an actor loses her voice, she becomes hoarse or suffers laryngitis, for instance.
  • She cannot speak sufficiently clearly to perform onstage.
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Pretty much what it says: when an actor loses her voice, she becomes hoarse or suffers laryngitis, for instance. She cannot speak sufficiently clearly to perform onstage.
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Thank you, Mr Micawber.

So, it primarily concerns stage actors, not film actors.
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Yes. For film actors they just wait. You cannot stand in for a film actor.
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