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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Advertisement The end of the Cuomo era The symbolism of Cuomo’s defeat was not lost on anyone in the ballroom Tuesday night.
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Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
In the moments before Murphy’s goal, Jarrod Bowen had struck the right post, but the sense of hope draining from West Ham’s ground was lost on Howe’s players.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Knowing that they were tapped with this year’s time-traveling story that the fans have come to expect was not lost on this duo of stars, as Wes Brown explained.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
It’s not lost on experts that the strongest hurricane of the season hit just days before Halloween.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
In the moments before Murphy’s goal, Jarrod Bowen had struck the right post, but the sense of hope draining from West Ham’s ground was lost on Howe’s players.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Knowing that they were tapped with this year’s time-traveling story that the fans have come to expect was not lost on this duo of stars, as Wes Brown explained.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
It’s not lost on experts that the strongest hurricane of the season hit just days before Halloween.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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