at a loss

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. Below the cost or price of purchase.

    • We sold those old computers at a loss.
  2. Not sure

    Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability.

    • I have fixed the parts I understand, and the rest leaves me at a loss.
    • His policies may be ineffective, but he is never at a loss for words.
    • I'm at a loss how to proceed.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for at a loss. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA