lost without (someone or something)

lost without (someone or something)

Unable to function or understand things clearly without someone or something; helpless without someone or something. Ever since Mom died, I just feel like I'm lost without her. When it comes to repairing things, I'm usually lost without instructional videos. I'd be lost without my assistant—she's the only one who keeps my crazy life remotely organized.
See also: lost, without
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lost without someone or something

unable to function without someone or something. I am just lost without you. The engineer is lost without his pocket computer.
See also: lost, without
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
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  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • bird has flown, the
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
  • be rough on (someone or something)