Losing It

The one thing a public figure hates is when he loses face in front of all his admirers.

At the crucial moment the climber lost her nerve and had to be brought down the mountain.

The latest opinion polls show that the government is losing ground to the opposition party.

There was a time when everybody would believe her totally but after this episode I'm afraid she's losing her touch.

Under the new pay agreement many employees feel that they are losing out on allowances.

I'm afraid that kind of humour is totally lost on him so you'll have to explain it more simply.

After only a few weeks as a teacher of very badly behaved children she realized she was losing her grip.

He suddenly started shouting and screaming and people could plainly see that he had lost his cool.

I've tried very hard indeed to understand your argument step by step but I must confess I've now lost the thread.

After the traffic accident she lost her head and drove the car into a brick wall.