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be lost on someone

be lost on some·one
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee lawst, lost on, awn suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /bi lɔst, lɒst ɒn, ɔn ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee lawst, lost on, awn suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /bi lɔst, lɒst ɒn, ɔn ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/

Definition of be lost on someone words

  • phrase be lost on someone If advice or a comment is lost on someone, they do not understand it or they pay no attention to it. 3
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noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
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be lost on someone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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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