lose the thread

lose the thread

English

Verb

lose the thread

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

Translations

Translations

Finnish: pudota kärryiltä French: perdre le fil (fr) Italian: perdere il filo

Portuguese: perder o fio Russian: теря́ть нить impf (terjátʹ nitʹ), потеря́ть нить pf (poterjátʹ nitʹ) Spanish: perder el hilo

See also

• lose one's thread
• pick up the threads

Further reading

• “lose the thread” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
• “lose the thread” (US) / “lose the thread” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.