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Examples:the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise—lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society—Mizongyi, Mizong, My Jhong Law Horn - "Lost Track Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)—vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)—replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number—lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns have influence—lit. lost soul, vanished spirit (idiom); distraught (at a loss)—John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, author of Paradise Lost—lit. lost soul, dropped spirit (idiom); driven distraction—lit. become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss—One careless move and the whole game is lost. [idiom.]—lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best [idiom.]—lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. lose vigilance by comfortable living—what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts—lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out a third party—sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance—lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss—lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc)—lose one's life savings (e.g. after a bankruptcy)—lit. if you agree bet you must accept to lose—lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic—seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute lose—completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc)—hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news—what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts—commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably—lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out a third party—having given away a bride, lose one's army on top of it [idiom.]— |