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lose the plot (British & Australian, humorous)

to become crazy. I was waking up in the middle of the night, not knowing who I was or where I was. I really thought I was losing the plot.

See also: lose

The plot thickens. (humorous)

something that you say when something happens which makes a strange situation even more difficult to understand. I had assumed the Irishman who keeps phoning June was her husband, but it seems her husband is American. The plot thickens.

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the plot thickens

something has become more complicated or interesting. The plot thickens as police investigate dozens of deaths at a California hospital.