be lost for words
be lost for words
To be unable to speak or articulate a coherent thought, typically because one is surprised. When I got the call that my straight-A-student daughter had been arrested for breaking into the school, I was lost for words. When I found out that my coworkers had taken a collection to help pay for my medical bills, I was lost for words.
See also: lost, word
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be lost (or at a loss) for words
be so surprised, confused, or upset that you cannot think what to say.See also: lost, word
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
be lost for ˈwords
be so surprised, confused, etc. that you do not know what to say: When he told me what she’d done to him I was lost for words.See also: lost, word
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- lost for words
- at a loss for words
- words fail me
- any (one) worth (one's) salt
- keel over
- speak sense
- talk sense
- I'm speechless
- real gone
- young man