lose out

lose out
(to suffer loss or be at a disadvantage.) hävitä

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  • lose out — {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary s hand in marriage./ * /Fred didn t want to lose out to the other salesman./ Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lose out — {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary s hand in marriage./ * /Fred didn t want to lose out to the other salesman./ Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lose out — UK US lose out Phrasal Verb with lose({{}}/luːz/ verb (lost, lost) ► [I] to not have an advantage that others have: lose out on sth »I have lost out on tax free income from £1,500 worth of shares, which I need now I am retired. ► to not get… …   Financial and business terms

  • lose out — verb To be at a disadvantage. People who do not speak a second language find that they lose out when looking for a job …   Wiktionary

  • lose out — intransitive verb Date: circa 1858 to fail to win in competition ; fail to receive an expected reward or gain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lose — [luːz] verb lost PTandPP [lɒst ǁ lɒːst] losing PRESPART [transitive] 1. to stop having something any more, or to have less of it: • The industry has lost 60,000 jobs. • After a boardroom battle, Dixon lost control of the company …   Financial and business terms

  • lose — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to ▪ The company stands to lose if this deal falls through …   Collocations dictionary

  • lose — /loohz/, v., lost, losing. v.t. 1. to come to be without (something in one s possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I m sure I ve merely misplaced my hat, not lost it. 2. to fail… …   Universalium

  • lose — Synonyms and related words: be bereaved of, be found wanting, be unsuccessful, bereave, bite the dust, bow, bow to, capitulate, clear, come to grief, consume, decline, default, disinherit, displace, dispossess, dissipate, divest, draw a blank,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Lose Yourself — «Lose Yourself» Sencillo de Eminem del álbum 8 Mile Publicación 22 de octubre de 2002 Formato CD Grabación 1999 Género(s) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lose yourself — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Lose Yourself» Sencillo de Eminem del álbum 8 Mile Soundtrack Publicación 22 de octubre de 2002 Formato Disco compacto …   Wikipedia Español

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