lose the plot
To cease to behave in a consistent or rational mannerTo cease to behave in a consistent or rational manner.
» You're losing the plot.
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3 languagesExamples
5 sentencesYou're losing the plot.
He totally lost the plot.
He was behaving as though he'd lost the plot.
deEr benahm sich, als hätte er den Verstand verloren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
3 senses(UK, colloquial, idiomatic)To cease to behave in a consistent or rational manner.
(UK, colloquial, idiomatic)To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, plot.
Forms
loses the plot, losing the plot, lost the plot, lost the plotirregular · Lesson
| Base form | lose the plot · to lose the plot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | loses the plot |
| Present participle | losing the plot |
| Past simple | lost the plot |
| Past participle | lost the plot |
Tenses
lose the plot · lost the plot · will lose the plot · have lost the plotPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.