lost in
Related to lost in: Lost in Space
lose in
1. To misplace or mislay someone or something in some particular location. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "lose" and "in." I lost my phone in the airport somewhere. My parents actually lost me in a supermarket when I was two.
2. To become so mentally involved in or preoccupied by something as to be oblivious to everything and everyone else around oneself. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "lose" and "in." I love losing myself in a good book. He had lost himself in the stunning scenery, so he hadn't heard what I said.
See also: lose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*lost in something
enveloped in something; engrossed in something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Ed sat under the tree, lost in reverie. Excuse me. I didn't hear you. I was lost in my own thoughts.
See also: lost
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- lose in
- lose oneself in
- orient
- orient to
- orient to (something)
- spiff up
- spiffed up
- angle
- angling
- identify with