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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However, this trend from businesses has led to an arms race of escalating automation, with candidates using AI to generate interview answers while companies deploy AI to detect them—creating what amounts to machines talking to machines while humans get lost in the shuffle.
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ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
But in the tidal wave of everyday life, the tiny moments of connection that used to come so easily often get lost in the shuffle.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Remember, too, that placing the plastic ID tags that come with your plant near its base isn’t a great solution; they get lost and break easily, and the degrading plastic isn’t good for the health of your soil.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Jewelry is best kept minimal, and leave any keepsakes or expensive pieces in the hotel-room safe, lest they get lost in the sand.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 20 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
But in the tidal wave of everyday life, the tiny moments of connection that used to come so easily often get lost in the shuffle.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Remember, too, that placing the plastic ID tags that come with your plant near its base isn’t a great solution; they get lost and break easily, and the degrading plastic isn’t good for the health of your soil.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Jewelry is best kept minimal, and leave any keepsakes or expensive pieces in the hotel-room safe, lest they get lost in the sand.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 20 June 2025
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“Get lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lost. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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