get lost

phrase

informal
used in speech as a rude or angry way to tell someone to go away
His little sister wanted to tag along with him, but he told her to "get lost."

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Your message is bound to get lost, so get to the facts first and foremost. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Roman’s coronagraph instrument is an example of what can get lost in that framing. Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Morrow even recommended taking photos of receipts in case the originals get lost. Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 My job is to give people joy and entertain them and take them away from, frankly, at the moment, some of the misery of life, where they can get lost in the live gig for two hours. Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get lost

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“Get lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20lost. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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