lost weekend

lɒst wiːkˈɛnd

Definition

Definition of lost weekend - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

intoxication

period of time spent in a drunken stupor

He had a lost weekend after his breakup.

bender

binge

downtimetime when someone is out of touch or unproductive

She had a lost weekend and didn't finish any work.

idle time

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Expressions with lost

be lost

not know where you are or how to get somewhere

By dusk, the hikers were lost after missing the trail junction.

get lost

lose one's way while traveling

We took a wrong turn and got lost.

lost sheep

person who is lost or confused

He felt like a lost sheep in the new city.

lost generation

people feeling disconnected from society

Many young people today feel like a lost generation.

be lost without

feel unable to manage if missing someone or something important

I would be lost without my phone.

get lost in a crowd

become unnoticeable among many people

She tends to get lost in a crowd at parties.

Expressions with weekend

live for the weekend

feel excited about the weekend and wait for it

Many people live for the weekend after a long week.

dirty weekend

weekend trip for couples to have private time

They planned a dirty weekend in Paris.

like a wet weekend

adv.

in a very dull or depressing manner

He walked into the room like a wet weekend, bringing everyone's mood down.

something for the weekend

lighthearted way to refer to weekend plans

They planned a barbecue as something for the weekend.

weekend fling

brief romantic relationship over a weekend

They had a weekend fling during the music festival.

weekend soldier

person who is a soldier only on weekends

He is a weekend soldier, serving in the army reserves.

weekend warrior

person doing sports or hobbies on weekends

She's a weekend warrior on the soccer field.

next weekend

the weekend after the current one

We are going hiking next weekend.

long weekend

weekend made longer by extra days off

We have a long weekend because Monday is a holiday.

weekend bag

lightweight bag used for short or weekend trips

She packed her clothes in a weekend bag.

Examples of lost weekend in a sentence

His lost weekend ended with a terrible hangover.
His lost weekend resulted in missed deadlines.
After a lost weekend, he felt completely out of sync.

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French:week-end d'ivresse, temps perdu, ...
German:Saufwochenende, unproduktives Wochenende, ...
Italian:fine settimana di sbronza, fine settimana improduttivo, ...
Spanish:fin de semana de borrachera, ...
Portuguese:fim de semana de bebedeira, fim de semana improdutivo, ...
Chinese:醉酒周末, 无所事事的周末, ...
Japanese:失われた週末, 無駄な週末, ...
Arabic:فَتْرَة سُكْر شَديد, وَقت ضائِع, ...
Hebrew:סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֶׁל שִׁכְרוּת, סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ אָבוּד, ...
Russian:потерянные выходные, непродуктивные выходные, ...
Ukrainian:алкогольний загул, ...
Hindi:नशे में बेसुध होकर बिताया गया सप्ताहांत, बेकार सप्ताहांत, ...
Bengali:মদ্যপ অবস্থায় কাটানো কয়েক দিনের বেহুঁশ সময়, অকর্মণ্য সপ্তাহান্ত, ...
Catalan:cap de setmana de borratxera, cap de setmana improductiu, ...
Czech:alkoholový tah, výpadek, ...
Danish:weekend tilbragt i en alkoholrus, uproduktiv weekend, ...
Dutch:dronken roes, onproductief weekend, ...
Greek:χαμένο διάστημα μέσα στη μέθη, χαμένο Σαββατοκύριακο, ...
Hungarian:dorbézolás, holtidő, ...
Khmer:រយៈពេលដែលស្រវឹងសន្លប់, រយៈពេលដែលបាត់ទំនាក់ទំនង ឬមិនបានធ្វើការងារបានផល, ...
Korean:잃어버린 주말, 비생산적인 주말, ...
Persian:آخر هفته مستی, آخر هفته بی‌حاصل, ...
Polish:stracony weekend, bezowocny weekend, ...
Portuguese (BR):fim de semana de bebedeira, fim de semana improdutivo, ...
Romanian:weekend pierdut, weekend neproductiv, ...
Swedish:försupen helg, overksam helg, ...
Thai:ช่วงเวลาที่หมดไปกับการเมาจนไม่ได้สติ, วันหยุดที่หายไป, ...
Turkish:kayıp hafta sonu, verimsiz hafta sonu, ...
Vietnamese:cuối tuần say xỉn, cuối tuần mất tích, ...

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