lose the thread
English
Verb
lose the thread (third-person singular simple present loses the thread, present participle losing the thread, simple past and past participle lost the thread)
- (figuratively) To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).
Translations
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See also
- lose one's thread
- pick up the threads
- lose the plot
Further reading
- “lose the thread”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “lose the thread” (US) / “lose the thread” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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