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Yael Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

"lost my bearings"

Hello,
Can someone explain me the meaning of the sentence "I lost my bearings ten minutes ago" (from Beck's 'Modern Guilt')?

Thanks,
Yael
  

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I got lost 10 minutes ago.

  • I got lost 10 minutes ago.
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I got lost 10 minutes ago.
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It means "I went crazy ten minutes ago"

to lose one's bearings means to lose one's mind, or to go crazy, or to freak out
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When a ship goes wrong way It's losing bearing
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It means to loser your direction, orientation, or position.

It doesn't mean to go crazy. That's to "lose your marbles."

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