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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.


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Sometimes you want to make a substitution to an order without worrying whether it will get lost between the person wearing the headset and the person assembling your food.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

So once you check off the “Star Wars” exhibit, get lost in Lucas’ imagination by touring the rest of the collection with the X-ray eyes of a fan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"As scientists, we can get lost in planning our projects to the last detail and expecting things to go a certain way, so it was quite fun to see this unexpected result."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

But some love gurus say there is an element of humanity that can get lost in the spreadsheet cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

He thought, hell, he's gone off on his own, or something, he'll get lost, I shall have to start looking for him.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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