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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It was destined to be the definitive literary monument of the Roaring ’20s, a decade of fortunes made and lost on Wall Street.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The new optics of those press conferences were not lost on anyone inside or outside the building who understands how the organization works.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
The fact that this trio, all of us in our 40s, are able to work together is not lost on us.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The Energy Footprint of AI and Data Centers Of course, the irony isn’t lost on anyone: the same AI tools helping to solve climate challenges also consume large amounts of energy.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The new optics of those press conferences were not lost on anyone inside or outside the building who understands how the organization works.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
The fact that this trio, all of us in our 40s, are able to work together is not lost on us.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The Energy Footprint of AI and Data Centers Of course, the irony isn’t lost on anyone: the same AI tools helping to solve climate challenges also consume large amounts of energy.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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