lost in the shuffle

Failing to stand out among others, as in In that huge economics class Jane's afraid she'll get lost in the shuffle. This metaphoric term alludes to mixing playing cards before dealing them. [c. 1900]

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�� often gets lost in the shuffle are the financial ramifications.

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Many were coordinating free paintings on their own and decided to join Homes in Memoriam after getting overwhelmed with too many requests or feeling their offers were getting lost in the shuffle of social media.

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Drafted in the sixth round last spring, Vidal had been lost in the shuffle behind veteran running backs Edwards and J.K.

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The human story gets lost in the shuffle.

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“If I would ever spend a summer with my dad, it would be on a movie set.… I’d just get lost in the shuffle,” King said.

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Lost Generation lost in thought

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