lose the plot

lost the plot

Definition

Definition of lose the plot - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

distraction

lose focus on important goals or principles

She lost the plot and forgot her main objectives.

distracted

scatterbrained

unfocused

irrational behavior

stop behaving rationally or consistently

After the argument, he completely lost the plot.

freak out

lose control

panic

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Expressions with lose

lose count

forget the total number of something during counting

She started to lose count of how many times he apologized..

lose edge

become less sharp or precise

The knife started to lose edge after frequent use.

lose faith

stop believing in someone or something

After the scandal, many people lose faith in the politician.

lose out

fail to secure or make use of an opportunity

He lost out on the promotion to his colleague.

lose one's way

become lost or disoriented in a location

During the hike, we began to lose our way.

lose all track of time

become unaware of time passing during an activity

She lost all track of time while painting.

Expressions with plot

plot out

plan the storyline of a narrative

She decided to plot out her novel before writing.

plot armor

character's protection from harm due to plot importance

The hero survived again thanks to plot armor.

hatch a plot

secretly plan something, usually bad

They hatched a plot to steal the jewels.

have lost the plot

act confusedly or irrationally, losing clear thinking

He seems to have lost the plot during the meeting.

plot one's downfall

devise a scheme to ruin someone

They plotted her downfall to take over the company.

the plot thickens

exp.

the situation becomes more complex or mysterious

Just when we thought we knew everything, the plot thickens!

brew a plot

plan something secretly

They met in the dark to brew a plot against the king.

plot of ground

piece of land for specific purpose

The community garden is on a plot of ground donated by the city.

plot of land

piece of ground owned or intended for building

They bought a plot of land to construct their new home.

land plot

small piece of ground with fixed borders often for building or farming

They bought a land plot on the edge of the village.

Examples of lose the plot in a sentence

They lost the plot and missed the deadline.
She started to lose the plot after the unexpected news.
During the crisis, the manager seemed to lose the plot entirely.

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French:perdre le fil, perdre la tête, ...
German:den Überblick verlieren, durchdrehen, ...
Italian:perdere di vista gli obiettivi, perdere la testa, ...
Spanish:perder el norte, volverse loco, ...
Portuguese:perder o rumo, perder a cabeça, ...
Chinese:失去方向, 失去理智, ...
Japanese:気を散らす, 理性を失う, ...
Arabic:فَقَدَ البَوصَلَة, فَقَدَ السَّيْطَرَةَ عَلَى نَفْسِه, ...
Hebrew:לְאַבֵּד אֶת הָרִיכּוּז, לְאַבֵּד אֶת הָרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:потерять нить, потерять контроль над собой, ...
Ukrainian:втратити фокус, втрачати контроль, ...
Hindi:लक्ष्य से भटकना, सुध-बुध खोना, ...
Bengali:মূল লক্ষ্য থেকে সরে যাওয়া, পাগলামি করা, ...
Catalan:perdre el nord, perdre el cap, ...
Czech:ztratit nit, ztratit soudnost, ...
Danish:miste fokus, miste besindelsen, ...
Dutch:de draad kwijtraken, doordraaien, ...
Greek:χάνω τον μπούσουλα, ξεφεύγω, ...
Hungarian:szem elől téveszteni, megbolondulni, ...
Khmer:បាត់បង់ការផ្ដោតលើគោលដៅសំខាន់, បាត់បង់ការគ្រប់គ្រងខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:정신을 잃다, 정신줄을 놓다, ...
Persian:از مسیر خارج شدن, قاطی کردن, ...
Polish:stracić wątek, stracić kontrolę, ...
Portuguese (BR):perder o rumo, perder a cabeça, ...
Romanian:a a-și pierde concentrarea, a pierde controlul, ...
Swedish:tappa greppet, tappa konceptet, ...
Thai:หลงทาง, เสียอาการ, ...
Turkish:dikkatini kaybetmek, kontrolden çıkmak, ...
Vietnamese:lạc hướng, mất kiểm soát, ...

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