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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The case the Duke of Sussex lost on Friday was deeply personal to him.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Rest assured, that’s a lesson not lost on China and other U.S. adversaries like Iran and North Korea.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
But the election was won and lost on Trumpism and its perils.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
His encore to 2023 wasn’t anything special, but all is hardly lost on Green Bay’s $220 million man.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Rest assured, that’s a lesson not lost on China and other U.S. adversaries like Iran and North Korea.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
But the election was won and lost on Trumpism and its perils.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
His encore to 2023 wasn’t anything special, but all is hardly lost on Green Bay’s $220 million man.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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