get lost

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

Example Sentences

"The problem with that is the substance of issues can get lost because what we're actually talking about is, what do I need to do to remain in power as opposed to what do I need to do to fix this?," she added.

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“How large is the city? Do you know where to go? What if we get lost?”

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They know this, but a lot of people back home get lost in it.

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We all get lost in the days right now.

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Under Lewis their mantra was to "inspire and entertain", which seemed to get lost in translation quite often as they became overly aggressive, but under Edwards things have shifted - in fact, they are even embracing being boring.

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Related Words

• depart 
• disengage 
• drop out 
• eliminate 
• go 
• leave 
• pull back 
• pull out 
• quit 
• retire 
• retreat