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."
Examples of get lost in a Sentence
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There’s another option for those who don’t really care about improving their skills as long as they just don’t get lost, Weisberg notes: Just make sure your GPS is handy.
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Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
We are grown women now, and can both admire the show and not get lost in whether Laura really wrote the books, or if her daughter, Rose Wilder, did.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
To get lost in a reverie is a momentary respite from the prison of the possible — a chance to experience the impossible for a second.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The extra pouch comes in handy for smaller items that can easily get lost (think: makeup, keys, or credit cards).
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Young children stay inside so they do not get lost in the chaos of the displacement camps.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
While Dan and Michelle were branching out, five of the 13 contestants planned to make some form of a croquette, a fried dish that could be easy to prepare for a crowd of 100 diners, but also one that could get lost in the crowd.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
And yet something is off, something that makes these stories impossible to get lost in.
—Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
But what seems to get lost is how many upswings there were.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
We are grown women now, and can both admire the show and not get lost in whether Laura really wrote the books, or if her daughter, Rose Wilder, did.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
To get lost in a reverie is a momentary respite from the prison of the possible — a chance to experience the impossible for a second.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The extra pouch comes in handy for smaller items that can easily get lost (think: makeup, keys, or credit cards).
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Young children stay inside so they do not get lost in the chaos of the displacement camps.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
While Dan and Michelle were branching out, five of the 13 contestants planned to make some form of a croquette, a fried dish that could be easy to prepare for a crowd of 100 diners, but also one that could get lost in the crowd.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
And yet something is off, something that makes these stories impossible to get lost in.
—Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
But what seems to get lost is how many upswings there were.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Get lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lost. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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