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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Apple AirTag Just because Linardos works for an airline, that doesn’t mean his bags don’t get lost.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Two soldiers get lost and are attacked (and presumably eaten) by It in the form of a giant demonic Uncle Sam.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Objects appear to get lost in the frame like ghostly figures.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
In this context, a personal attack on a woman reporter asking a legitimate question of the President of the United States might get lost in the shuffle of coverage of events.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Two soldiers get lost and are attacked (and presumably eaten) by It in the form of a giant demonic Uncle Sam.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Objects appear to get lost in the frame like ghostly figures.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
In this context, a personal attack on a woman reporter asking a legitimate question of the President of the United States might get lost in the shuffle of coverage of events.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 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 4 Dec. 2025.
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