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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

At a loss

I was at a loss what to do.
I was at a loss for saying something.
Are they correct?

I was at a loss to find the problem.
Does this mean "you feel confused, because you found the problem "?
  

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Hello Messier42. I was at a loss what to do I was at a loss for saying something , Say rather I was at a loss for something to sa y. To be at a loss in general means not to be be able to find or think of something, often for a specific purpose.

— Thomas Tompion

  • Hello Messier42.
  • I was at a loss what to do I was at a loss for saying something , Say rather I was at a loss for something to sa y.
  • To be at a loss in general means not to be be able to find or think of something, often for a specific purpose.
  • It doesn't usually take a direct object but you can indicate what you couldn't find or think of by adding for .
  • Thus, I was at a loss for something to open the wine with - ie.
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Hello Messier42.

I was at a loss what to doEmotion: yes

I was at a loss for saying something, Say rather
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