get lost
idiom
informal
—used in speech as a rude or angry way to tell someone to go away
His little sister wanted to tag along with him, but he told her to "get lost."
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You can even get lost in observing nature on the way to the villas, reachable by open-air cable cars that slide slowly along the hillside.
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Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
One of her favorite activities is solving puzzles with her family, and with children, sometimes that means pieces get lost in the couch cushions.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
But their roomy interiors also mean that credit cards and change can easily get lost.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
So guys don’t get lost in the little things.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
One of her favorite activities is solving puzzles with her family, and with children, sometimes that means pieces get lost in the couch cushions.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
But their roomy interiors also mean that credit cards and change can easily get lost.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
So guys don’t get lost in the little things.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get lost
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“Get lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lost. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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