lose count
idiom
: to forget a number or total
I was counting the money when he interrupted me and made me lose count.
—often + ofI've lost count of how many different girlfriends he's had.
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Tom Brady fell to Nick Foles again and appeared to lose count of downs on his final play, and the Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-19 on Thursday night after Cairo Santos kicked a 38-year field goal with 1:17 remaining.
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Andrew Seligman, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2020
For those that dare to listen and lose count, there are 49 in total.
—Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2020
Ben Winston might soon lose count of how many times he’s sent Tom Cruise up in the air.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Andrew Seligman, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2020
For those that dare to listen and lose count, there are 49 in total.
—Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2020
Ben Winston might soon lose count of how many times he’s sent Tom Cruise up in the air.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Lose count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20count. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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