Meaning of lost on | Babel Free

Definitions

not understood or appreciated by (someone)

idiomatic, not-comparable

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Examples

“Those lessons were lost on him.”

“Sadly, the distinction was lost on Novillo as she informed viewers of the playwright’s death during the 8-10pm slot on Thursday.”

““It’s not lost on me, Lord, that this was an Amazon warehouse, and I, like⟳ so many other people in this country, get⟳ irritated if I can’t get⟳ my Christmas gifts in three days from Amazon,” Sharon Autenrieth, the pastor, said during the service.”

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