lose everything
idiom
: to have all one's possessions taken away or destroyed
They lost everything in the fire.
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Waking up to hope on a ‘heavy’ day Brooke Lohman-Janz, 38, didn’t need to lose everything in the fire to appreciate her hometown.
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David Wilson, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The lyrical, downbeat tale of a railroad worker in the 1920s who is separated from his wife and daughter for long periods of time, only to lose everything, including his humanity, has been winning unanimous raves from critics, especially the lead performance by Joel Edgerton.
—PC Magazine, 26 Nov. 2025
One family in the film was about to lose everything, but Heavenly Hughes and others are fighting back.
—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
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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David Wilson, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The lyrical, downbeat tale of a railroad worker in the 1920s who is separated from his wife and daughter for long periods of time, only to lose everything, including his humanity, has been winning unanimous raves from critics, especially the lead performance by Joel Edgerton.
—PC Magazine, 26 Nov. 2025
One family in the film was about to lose everything, but Heavenly Hughes and others are fighting back.
—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
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 12 Jan. 2026.
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