lose the dressing room en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Of a team manager: to lose the respect and trust of one's players.
But it is very clear that (using football parlance) 'the management has lost the dressing room', following earlier misjudged decisions about reducing operating costs.
2023 May 31, 'Industry Insider', “DfT calls time on TPE”, in RAIL, number 984, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| loses the dressing room | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lost the dressing room | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lost the dressing room | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| losing the dressing room | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |