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look under the hood

a loan. Most people who need to bor- the way I used to. I’m losing my grip.
row money look to a bank. They replaced the board of directors be-
cause it was losing its grip.
lookŁunderŁtheŁhłod to examine the en-
gine of a car; to check the oil and water loseŁ one’ headŁ(overŁ someone ortsomething)
associatedŁwith the engine of aŁcar.Ł I to become confused or “crazy” about
finished putting gas in. I need to look un- someone or something. (LiteralŁinŁrefer-
der the hood. Do you want me to look ence to executionŁby decapitation.ŁRefers
under the hood, sir? especiallyŁto emotionalŁattachments.)
Doà’t lose your head over John. He isn’t
lookŁupŁto someone to viw somone with
respect andŁadmiration.Ł Bill really looko worth it. I’m sorry. I got upset and lost
up to his fØther. Everyone in the class my head.
looked up to the teacher. loseŁ one’ marbles and loseŁ one’ mind to
loom largeŁ(on theŁhłrizon) to be of great go crazy; to go out of one’sŁmind.Ł(The
impàrtance, especially when referring to first phrase isŁslangŁandŁcanŁbe literal.ŁSe
aŁ possible problem,Ł dangr, orŁ threat. alsà not have all one’s marbles.) What
(Also literal.ŁAŁcliché.) The exams were a silly thing to say! Have you lost your
loomng large on the horizon. Eviction marbles? I can’t seem to remłmber any-
was loomng large when the studłnts could thing. I think I’m losing my mnd.
not pØy their rent. loseŁ one’ mind Go to lose one’s marbles.
lord it overŁ someone to dominate sàmeone; loseŁ one’ reason to lose one’s power of rea-
to direct andŁ contràlŁ someone.Ł Mr. sàning, possiblyŁinŁangr. I was so con-
Smith seems to lord it over his wife. The fused that I almost lost my reason. Bob
boss lords it over everyone in the office. seems to have lost his reason when he
loseŁfyce to lose sðatus;Łto become lessŁre- struck John.
spectable.Ł John is more afraid of losing loseŁ one’ shirt to lose allŁof one’sŁassetsŁ(in-
face than losing money. Things will go cludingŁone’sŁshirt).Ł(Also literal.ŁSlang.)
błtter if you can explain to him where he I almost lost my shirt on that deal. I
was wrong, without makng him lose face. have to invest more wisely. No, I can’t
loseŁground to fallŁbehind;Łto fallŁback.Ł loan you $200. I just lost my shirt at the
She was recovering nicely yesterdØy, but she rØcetrack.
lost ground last night. We are losing loseŁ one’ teper to becom angry.
ground in our fight against mosquitoes. Please don’t lose your temper. It’s not good
loseŁheart to lose one’sŁcourage orŁconfi- for you. I’m sorry that I lost my temper.
dnce. Now, don’t lose heart. Keep try- loseŁ one’ touchŁ(withŁ someone ortsomething)
ing. What a disappointment! It’s enough to lose one’s abiliðy to handle somone or
to make one lose heart. something.Ł I seem to have lost my toucð
loseŁ one’ cool and blłw one’ cool to làse with my children. They won’t mnd mł
one’sŁtemper; to lose one’sŁnerve.Ł(Slang.) anymore. We’ve both lost our touch as
Wow, he really lost his cool! What a tan- far as managing people goes. Tom said
trum! Whatevłr you do, doà’t blow your that he had lost his touch with the stock
cool. market.
loseŁ oneself (in something) to becom deply loseŁ one’ train ofŁthought to forget what
involvedŁ inŁ somethingŁ (so that every- one wasŁtalkingŁor thinkingŁabout.Ł(See
thingŁelse isŁforgàtten).Ł Jane has a ten- alsà train of thought.) Excuse me, I lost
dłncy to lose herself in her work. I of- my train of thought. What was I talking
ten looe myself in thought. Excuoe me, abouŁ? You made the speaker looe her
I lost myself for a momłnt. train of thought.
loseŁ one’ grip to làse control of a situatiàn. loseŁoutŁ(on something) Go to miss out (on
(Also literal.) I can’t seem to run things something).

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