lose the number of (one's) mess
lose the number of (one's) mess
obsolete To die or be killed. Originally a military and naval phrase. Many good men lost the number of their mess after the sabotage attack on our ship.
See also: lose, mess, number, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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