单词 | lose out |
释义 | lose outSEE SYNONYMS FOR lose out ON THESAURUS.COM verb informal(intr, adverb) to be defeated or unsuccessful lose out on to fail to secure or make use ofwe lost out on the sale Words nearby lose outlose one's mind, lose one's nerve, lose one's shirt, lose one's temper, lose one's touch, lose out, loser, lose sight of, lose sleep over, lose the thread, lose time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lose outlose out Fail to succeed, be defeated, as in The election's over, and you've lost out. [Mid-1800s] Also, lose out on or in. Miss an opportunity to participate, as in We came so late that we lost out on our chance to see her dance, or The Republicans lost out in last fall's elections. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see miss out on. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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