Phrase guide

lose the thread

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: de draad kwijt zijn — Translations
  • Finnish: pudota kärryiltä — Translations
  • French: perdre le fil — Translations
  • German: den Faden verlieren — Translations
  • Hungarian: elveszti a fonalat — Translations
  • Italian: perdere il filo — Translations
  • Polish: gubić wątek — Translations
  • Polish: zgubić wątek — Translations
  • Portuguese: perder o fio — Translations
  • Russian: теря́ть нить (terjátʹ nitʹ) — Translations
  • Russian: потеря́ть нить (poterjátʹ nitʹ) — Translations
  • Spanish: perder el hilo — Translations