lost in the shuffle

Definitions

Failing to stand out or receive attention as a result of a larger-scale change or transformation.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“We have⟳ allowed ourselves to be "lost in the shuffle" of American priorities in the '70s, but we should never lose⟳ sight of ourselves and our goals as our priorities.”

“We get⟳ lost in the shuffle, and in the end⟳ we don't even know⟳ that we have⟳ needs - much less know⟳ what these needs might be.”

“That's the way things happen⟳ in AIDS Action. The Board⟳ makes a very clear mandate and then whatever the executive director and senior staff feel⟳ should happen⟳ is what actually happens...and the Board⟳ action gets lost in the shuffle.”

“In the occasional highly publicized case, then, the best interests of the child may be lost in the shuffle.”

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