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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Lose
I have two questions regarding the word "lose".
1. Do we use say "lose something to somebody" only when we have lost a match, an election etc. against somebody or can it also mean that we have lost something that we owned and that thing is now owned by another person ? For example if a street bully robs me of my wrist watch, can I say that I lost my watch to the bully ?
2. What is the meaning of "losing out on something" ? I suppose it's a fixed idiomatic expression.
1. Do we use say "lose something to somebody" only when we have lost a match, an election etc. against somebody or can it also mean that we have lost something that we owned and that thing is now owned by another person ? For example if a street bully robs me of my wrist watch, can I say that I lost my watch to the bully ?
2. What is the meaning of "losing out on something" ? I suppose it's a fixed idiomatic expression.
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Hi, I have two questions regarding the word "lose". 1. Do we use say "lose something to somebody" only when we have lost a match, an election etc.
- Hi, I have two questions regarding the word "lose".
- 1.
- Do we use say "lose something to somebody" only when we have lost a match, an election etc.
- against somebody or can it also mean that we have lost something that we owned and that thing is now owned by another person ?
- For example if a street bully robs me of my wrist watch, can I say that I lost my watch to the bully ?
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Hi,
I have two questions regarding the word "lose".
1. Do we use say "lose something to somebody" only when we have lost a match, an election etc. against somebody or can it also mean that we have lost something that we owned and that thing is now owned by another person ? For example if a street bully robs me of my wrist watch, can I sa
I have two questions regarding the word "lose".
1. Do we use say "lose something to somebody" only when we have lost a match, an election etc. against somebody or can it also mean that we have lost something that we owned and that thing is now owned by another person ? For example if a street bully robs me of my wrist watch, can I sa
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1. You can lose your watch or your girlfriend to someone.
2. You can lose out on a deal by being a day late and a dollar short, as they say. (You missed the opportunity.)
You can "get in on the deal" but lose out on it when it fails to pay off. (You lost money on it.)
2. You can lose out on a deal by being a day late and a dollar short, as they say. (You missed the opportunity.)
You can "get in on the deal" but lose out on it when it fails to pay off. (You lost money on it.)
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