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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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What does it mean "to lose a step".

The context is when two people are talking about things happened in the past. And then one of them says: "Unfortunately, l've lost a step since then."
  

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Hi, What does it mean "to lose a step". The context is when two people are talking about things happened in the past. " It's not really an idiom, and the meaning is not completely clear.

— Clive

  • Hi, What does it mean "to lose a step".
  • The context is when two people are talking about things happened in the past.
  • " It's not really an idiom, and the meaning is not completely clear.
  • It probably means that the person is a little less successful than before.
  • Clive
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Hi,

What does it mean "to lose a step".

The context is when two people are talking about things happened in the past. And then one of them says: "Unfortunately, l've lost a step since then."

It's not really an idiom, and the meaning is not completely clear. It probably means that the person is a little less succes
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Sure footed is the opposite of losing step . An expression for losing touch, being out of the groove, or aging
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In sports, lost a step generally means that a player is not as fast as they once were. Otherwise, I wouldn't use it.

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It is an idiom ... Depending on context, it means that that a person is not quite as energetic or as sharp as they one were in the past.
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