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lose edge

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lose your edge
to lose the qualities or skills that made you successful in the past. She's still competing, but she's two years older now and she's lost her edge.
See also: edge, lose


lose your edge
to no longer have the determination or skills that made you successful in the past. Long ago, Foster figured out you could act like a gentleman and still not lose your edge.
See also: edge, lose


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It's true that as we grow older, many aggravations that we used to take seriously seem to lose edge ("Older but Mellower: Aging brain shifts gears to emotional advantage," SN: 6/24/06, p.
 
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