get lost

phrase

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."

Examples of get lost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ball sticks, defensive assignments get lost, and the Nets begin to resemble five players waiting for a bad night to end. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Small, consistent conversations can surface ideas that might otherwise get lost in day-to-day work. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

And when official communications from the White House and federal agencies are equal parts tough talk, trolling and cringe, the underlying policies can get lost in the shuffle. — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Every night is another opportunity to get lost in the fortuity of the city. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for get lost

• accost
• crisscrossed
• defrost
• embossed
• exhaust
• recrossed
• uncrossed
• bossed
• cost
• crossed
• dost
• glossed