get lost

Definitions

1. 1

   Used to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.

2. 2

   To lose one's way.

   • Don't you have a map? How did we get lost?
   • I got lost in his reasoning.
3. 3

   To go missing

   To go missing; to be in a location unknown to someone who is looking for it.

   • My keys got lost while I was out today.
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   1. 4

      To be absent, to seem to be absent.

      • The violins get lost with the rest of the music.
   2. 5

      To exit from the scene.

      • I don't want to have to tell you again: Get lost!
      • They had a row and Fred told Jack to get lost.
      • Jack did a good job of getting lost: nobody saw him for 4 years.

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