lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
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That parallel isn’t lost on those of us working to hold the center — to keep cooperation alive in a world that feels increasingly polarized.
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
That brutal truth wasn’t lost on the Orlando Magic.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
But not all hope is lost on the consumer product company and retailer relationship — 75 percent of retailers said that working with manufacturers as efficiently as possible is vital to their success.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 June 2025
The irony of contrast to the former inhabitants’ austere lifestyle, renouncing worldly goods, surely wouldn’t be lost on the savvy guests.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2025
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
That brutal truth wasn’t lost on the Orlando Magic.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
But not all hope is lost on the consumer product company and retailer relationship — 75 percent of retailers said that working with manufacturers as efficiently as possible is vital to their success.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 June 2025
The irony of contrast to the former inhabitants’ austere lifestyle, renouncing worldly goods, surely wouldn’t be lost on the savvy guests.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2025
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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