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Synonyms

get lost

Idioms  

  1. Go away, as in Get lost, we don't want you around. This rather rude slangy imperative dates from the 1940s.

Example Sentences

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Get lost in the music It’s always a struggle to get up off the couch, but once there’s been some food, I’m off to play some music.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Get lost in your favorite story at Planet ComiCon, a comic book and pop-culture convention.

From New York Times • May 29, 2021

Get lost in the woods with this collection of inviting forest photographs, gorgeously printed on thick, tactile paper.

From Time • Jun. 30, 2017

Lupica concludes with a message from New Yorkers to Cruz: "City to him: Get lost."

From US News • Jan. 15, 2016

"Get lost just means 'go away.' Where did you come from, the moon?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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