lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
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But such nuance is lost on some lawmakers and media in America, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson, who accuse the Ukrainian government of attacking religious freedom.
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Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
The company has since rebounded from that low (shares are back over $550), but the lesson of the 2022 crash has not been lost on co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
All of which was not lost on Clark, who was also named the Wooden Award National Player of the Year for a second time in a row, on Wednesday night.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Officially, Clark has only lost on the court to Bueckers once — the Sweet Sixteen in 2020-21.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Tominaga, whose father also played for the Japanese national team, said that his significance on an NCAA court isn’t lost on him.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Professor de Waal’s sympathy for apes was not lost on the animals themselves.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The similarity with Milgrom’s idea is not lost on Oppenheim and Russo.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
The drama of Sandoval’s final at-bat was not lost on his teammates.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
The company has since rebounded from that low (shares are back over $550), but the lesson of the 2022 crash has not been lost on co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
All of which was not lost on Clark, who was also named the Wooden Award National Player of the Year for a second time in a row, on Wednesday night.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Officially, Clark has only lost on the court to Bueckers once — the Sweet Sixteen in 2020-21.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Tominaga, whose father also played for the Japanese national team, said that his significance on an NCAA court isn’t lost on him.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Professor de Waal’s sympathy for apes was not lost on the animals themselves.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The similarity with Milgrom’s idea is not lost on Oppenheim and Russo.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
The drama of Sandoval’s final at-bat was not lost on his teammates.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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