lose sight of

Idioms  

1. Overlook, fail to take into account, as in We must not lose sight of our main objective, or Beverly never lost sight of her humble beginnings. This metaphoric expression alludes to physical sight. [Early 1700s] For an antonym, see bear in mind.

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Example Sentences

Tasneem and Zubair Makda, who also fell into the water before losing sight of her, said: "We hold on to hope that she may have reached safety somewhere along the coastline".

From BBC

The downside is that we can sometimes get so swept up in other people’s drama, anger or fear that we lose sight of where others end and we begin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being mindful of Amara’s Law in its case means advancing AI while never losing sight of what makes it scalable as a practical, everyday innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal

A tricky revision process might mean that “the writer has lost sight of the book, as though it’s an enormous, fully formed garment that they’ve gotten turned around in.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“We ... never lost sight of the simple truth that public service is about showing up for people when they need help the most.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fail
• ignore
• neglect
• overlook
• skip