lost on en · ADJ
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Not understood or appreciated by (someone).
“It’s not lost on me, Lord, that this was an Amazon warehouse, and I, like so many other people in this country, get irritated if I can’t get my Christmas gifts in three days from Amazon,” Sharon Autenrieth, the pastor, said during the service.
2021 December 12, Karen Weise, Eric Berger, quoting Sharon Autenrieth, “At Amazon Site, Tornado Collided With Company’s Peak Delivery Season”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Those lessons were lost on him.
You have no room for light / Love is lost on you
2014, “Black Beauty”, in Ultraviolence (Deluxe), performed by Lana Del Rey:Sadly, the distinction was lost on Novillo as she informed viewers of the playwright’s death during the 8-10pm slot on Thursday.
2021 May 28, Sam Jones, Uki Goñi, “Bard timing: Argentinian TV reports death of Shakespeare after Covid jab”, in The Guardian:
Translations (2)
es pasar desapercibido (Translations) · es escapársele (Translations)