lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
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Sometimes the most memorable moments come from getting lost on the journey.
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Darryn King, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The message of serving the community was not lost on the next generation.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
After that, the Jaguars, Titans and Browns, all teams that lost on Sunday, round out the top 5.
Of the teams ahead of Las Vegas, Tennessee and Cleveland could be in the market for one of the top signal-callers, likely whoever is still available of Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The intended message, however, seems to be lost on the 99 percent.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Darryn King, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The message of serving the community was not lost on the next generation.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
After that, the Jaguars, Titans and Browns, all teams that lost on Sunday, round out the top 5.
Of the teams ahead of Las Vegas, Tennessee and Cleveland could be in the market for one of the top signal-callers, likely whoever is still available of Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The intended message, however, seems to be lost on the 99 percent.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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