lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
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That fact was not lost on some liberal outlets and commentators, who criticized Biden for following the previous administration’s approach on immigration.
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Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 7 June 2024
It is not lost on Trump allies and his campaign that the North Dakota governor is the potential running mate who has traveled the most with Trump on the campaign trail.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 June 2024
It is not lost on Showalter, the irony of getting up there and singing a collection of deeply sad songs while children frolic in the mud alongside some old devoted Oaks fans.
—Ryan Leas, SPIN, 6 June 2024
The Navy declared the USS Harder presumed lost on January 2, 1945.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 7 June 2024
It is not lost on Trump allies and his campaign that the North Dakota governor is the potential running mate who has traveled the most with Trump on the campaign trail.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 June 2024
It is not lost on Showalter, the irony of getting up there and singing a collection of deeply sad songs while children frolic in the mud alongside some old devoted Oaks fans.
—Ryan Leas, SPIN, 6 June 2024
The Navy declared the USS Harder presumed lost on January 2, 1945.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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