lost on one

Have no effect or influence on one, as in Ned's attempts at humor were lost on Meg, or David's kindness was not lost on his aunt. This expression uses lost in the sense of “wasted.” [c. 1600] Also see you've lost me.

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The economic potential for the road was not lost on one Labour MS who commissioned a report by a think tank into it back in 2021.

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“Over 60 lives lost on one stretch of our iconic Pacific Coast Highway is unacceptable — it’s a call to action,” Newsom said in a statement.

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But not quite amazing enough for those afraid of getting lost on one of the most exclusive hikes in America: Utah’s Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park.

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The incident was not lost on one of the sport's most high profile activists on equality, the US player Megan Rapinoe, who observed that women footballers are "playing two games at the same time"."One, we're playing all against each other. And then the other one, we're all playing together to win equality and progress and what we deserve," she added.

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“The totals market will actually be the most money we’ve ever lost on one market,” Scott said.

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lost motion lost property

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