lose everything
idiom
: to have all one's possessions taken away or destroyed
They lost everything in the fire.
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One family in the film was about to lose everything, but Heavenly Hughes and others are fighting back.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Sun has found comfort and satisfaction in his work as a novelist and florist after a difficult childhood in the entertainment industry, while Sung is driven to reach the highest echelons of career success as a team leader at Feel Entertainment, having seen her wealthy family lose everything.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
For someone who’s seen bad money die, and who's watched families lose everything to currency debasement, Bitcoin is hope.
—Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Mu-jin, who stands to lose everything if Hong-rang is reinstated as guild heir, teams up with his adoptive younger sister Jae-yi to prove Lee’s character is not the Hong-rang.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
The suggestion that Romy could lose everything at any moment is reaffirmed by Samuel’s dialogue and a pointed conversation with an older male power player in her company who makes allusions to knowing what happened with her (now former) intern near the end of the film.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Sun has found comfort and satisfaction in his work as a novelist and florist after a difficult childhood in the entertainment industry, while Sung is driven to reach the highest echelons of career success as a team leader at Feel Entertainment, having seen her wealthy family lose everything.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
For someone who’s seen bad money die, and who's watched families lose everything to currency debasement, Bitcoin is hope.
—Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Mu-jin, who stands to lose everything if Hong-rang is reinstated as guild heir, teams up with his adoptive younger sister Jae-yi to prove Lee’s character is not the Hong-rang.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
The suggestion that Romy could lose everything at any moment is reaffirmed by Samuel’s dialogue and a pointed conversation with an older male power player in her company who makes allusions to knowing what happened with her (now former) intern near the end of the film.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Lose everything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20everything. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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