lose by
lose by
To fail to succeed (at some competitive activity) by a certain margin. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lose" and "by." I can't believe we lost by just two points—a single field goal and we would have won! He lost the student election by roughly 50 votes.
See also: by, lose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lose by something
to be defeated by a certain amount. Our team lost by ten points. I only lost by a few points.
See also: by, lose
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- angle
- angling
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for
- ask back