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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This isn’t lost on Lorfils, who recognizes that the ocean is filled with the dead, but wants to ensure his family is remembered beyond the newspaper clippings or memories of the day.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Workers in the Los Angeles, San Jose and San Diego metro areas who had been paid below minimum wage lost on average about 20% of the money they were owed, or as much as $4,000 a year, the study found.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Workers in the Los Angeles, San Jose and San Diego metro areas who had been paid below minimum wage lost on average about 20% of the money they were owed, or as much as $4,000 a year, the study found.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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