lose to (someone or something)
lose to (someone or something)
To be defeated by someone or something. What was lost can be stated between "lose" and "to." The football team lost to their rivals in the championship game. I can't believe I lost the student council presidency to that doofus!
See also: lose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lose something to someone
to yield or give up something in defeat to someone. We lost the case to the opposing lawyers. Mary lost her title to last year's runner-up.
See also: lose
lose to someone or something
to be defeated by someone or something. I lost to Wendy in the sales contest. Our team lost to the Adamsville Raiders for the seventh year in a row.
See also: lose
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- lose to
- get lost
- Get lost!
- lost on
- lost on (one)
- lost on one
- shuffle
- be lost in the shuffle
- give up as lost
- lost in the shuffle