lose (someone or something) in (some place)
To misplace or mislay someone or something in some particular location. I lost my phone in the airport somewhere. My parents actually lost me in a supermarket when I was two.
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lose something in something
to misplace something in something. I lost my wallet in the barn. Did someone lose something in the dining room?
*lost in something
enveloped in something; engrossed in something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Ed sat under the tree, lost in reverie. Excuse me. I didn't hear you. I was lost in my own thoughts.
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lose in
v. To cause someone, especially oneself, to become so mentally involved in something as to lose all awareness of everything else: After a hard day at work, I went home and lost myself in a book. I tried to ask her a question, but she was lost in thought.
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