as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Starring and co-written by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Danish polar explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen, this is a potentially fascinating true story in which the pedestrian script and journeyman direction mislay the suspense — unless ropey CG polar bears give you a thrill.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2022
According to a survey of workers in America and the U.K., the loss in productivity from forgetting or mislaying passwords comes to at least U.S. $420 per employee annually.
—Marie Kondo, Marie Claire, 6 Apr. 2020
What counts is the manner of slaughter, and—this being the most courteous of films—the vital importance of never mislaying one’s cool.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2019
It’s not mislaid soup spoons or white shoes after Labor Day unsettling me.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2019
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2022
According to a survey of workers in America and the U.K., the loss in productivity from forgetting or mislaying passwords comes to at least U.S. $420 per employee annually.
—Marie Kondo, Marie Claire, 6 Apr. 2020
What counts is the manner of slaughter, and—this being the most courteous of films—the vital importance of never mislaying one’s cool.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2019
It’s not mislaid soup spoons or white shoes after Labor Day unsettling me.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2019
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislay. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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