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Synonyms

get lost

Idioms  

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

Example Sentences

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According to Port Vale's official website,, external Spurs boss Terry Venables took one look at the pitch and told star midfielder Ossie Ardiles that he would "get lost in the mud".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Pure rumba is starting to get lost," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“It does get lost, the things that we do well,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Now, I often walk into my upstairs sewing room—my woman cave, far from Steve’s basement workshop—and get lost in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Nathan would get lost in the desert again.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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