lose the drift (of something)

To stop being able to understand or follow something, such as an explanation, because one has become distracted or confused. Sorry, can you back up? I lost the drift of the topic when you started talking about genetic formations. I think this writer is trying to intentionally make us lose the drift so that the narrator becomes untrustworthy.

lose the ˈdrift/ˈthread of something

be unable to follow a story, discussion, etc. because you cannot understand the relationship between events, facts, etc: I had to go out in the middle of the film and when I came back I found I’d lost the thread entirely. When they started talking about artificial intelligence, I completely lost the drift of the argument.

See also: drift, lose, of, something, thread

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

lose the drift/thread of something
lose the thread
see the light
see the light, to
begin to see the light
when (one's) back is turned
when one's back is turned
when your back is turned
familiarize
familiarize (someone or oneself) with (something)

词组	lose the drift (of something)
释义	lose the drift (of something) lose the drift (of something) To stop being able to understand or follow something, such as an explanation, because one has become distracted or confused. Sorry, can you back up? I lost the drift of the topic when you started talking about genetic formations. I think this writer is trying to intentionally make us lose the drift so that the narrator becomes untrustworthy. See also: drift, lose Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lose the ˈdrift/ˈthread of something be unable to follow a story, discussion, etc. because you cannot understand the relationship between events, facts, etc: I had to go out in the middle of the film and when I came back I found I’d lost the thread entirely. When they started talking about artificial intelligence, I completely lost the drift of the argument. See also: drift, lose, of, something, thread Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: lose the drift/thread of something lose the thread see the light see the light, to begin to see the light when (one's) back is turned when one's back is turned when your back is turned familiarize familiarize (someone or oneself) with (something)
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