lost on

idiom

: not appreciated or understood by (someone)

The jokes were lost on me.

The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.

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It is not lost on me that wildfires have razed much of the city this past week. —

Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025 The $734 million Ratcliffe has lost on Man United in a year could buy Newcastle United, which currently sits nine spots higher in the Premier League table. —

Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025 For example, the Galaxy S22 series lost on average 66.7% of its value in the 12 months after launch. —

Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 It wasn’t lost on marketers that Mark Zuckerberg didn’t mention them in announcing his company’s policy shifts, suggesting that the Meta C.E.O. was making his bombshell announcement from a position of strength. —

Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lost on