get lost
idiom
informal
—used in speech as a rude or angry way to tell someone to go away
His little sister wanted to tag along with him, but he told her to "get lost."
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It shouldn’t get lost that the Knicks are, in fact, a good basketball team.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
This is understandable, but the result is that numerous Champagne producers that are crafting notable cuvées too often get lost in the shuffle.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But why does this side of the story often get lost amid the warnings about social isolation?
—Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
This means that, even when the colors look decent (enabling the Vivid color profile in the settings helps), text is small and hard to read, and visual details get lost.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
This is understandable, but the result is that numerous Champagne producers that are crafting notable cuvées too often get lost in the shuffle.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But why does this side of the story often get lost amid the warnings about social isolation?
—Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
This means that, even when the colors look decent (enabling the Vivid color profile in the settings helps), text is small and hard to read, and visual details get lost.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get lost
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“Get lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lost. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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