be at a loss

be at a loss

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee at ey laws, los]
- /bi æt eɪ lɔs, lɒs/
- /bi ət ə lɒs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee at ey laws, los]
- /bi æt eɪ lɔs, lɒs/

Definition of be at a loss words

phrase be at a loss If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation. 3

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be at a loss popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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