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lose the thread

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lose the thread (of something)

to not be able to understand what someone is saying because you are not giving it all your attention. Jeb wasn't listening at all and lost the thread of what his father was saying.

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This drunken Caderousse has made me lose the thread of my sentence. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context At certain intervals the writer's failing intelligence seemed to recover itself for a while; only to relapse again, and to lose the thread of the narrative more hopelessly than ever. The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context More results

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