lose it

Idioms and Phrases

see lose one's grip ; lose one's temper .

Example Sentences

And when it comes to muscle retention, it’s move it or lose it.

From Los Angeles Times

The Scots had a line-out five metres out, but lost it.

From BBC

England contrived to win the match twice over and then, with the clock deep in the red, lost it again on a fatal, final play.

From BBC

But in the end they lost it all again.

From Salon

As the Conservatives had found out, he added, “once you’ve lost it, it takes a very very long time to pull it back”.

From BBC

Related Words

• crumble
• decline
• degrade
• depreciate
• disintegrate
• ebb
• fade
• fail
• fall apart
• languish
• lessen
• lower
• regress
• sink
• slide
• undermine
• weaken
• worsen