She likes nothing better than to lose herself in a book.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lose yourself in something — lose (yourself) (in (something)) to stop worrying about yourself by giving attention to something else. Out on the golf course, you can lose yourself and forget everything else in the world. You can reduce stress by losing yourself in the pages… … New idioms dictionary
lose yourself in something — to be so interested in something that you do not notice what is happening around you She likes nothing better than to lose herself in a book … English dictionary
lose yourself in — lose (yourself) (in (something)) to stop worrying about yourself by giving attention to something else. Out on the golf course, you can lose yourself and forget everything else in the world. You can reduce stress by losing yourself in the pages… … New idioms dictionary
lose (yourself) — (in (something)) to stop worrying about yourself by giving attention to something else. Out on the golf course, you can lose yourself and forget everything else in the world. You can reduce stress by losing yourself in the pages of a good book … New idioms dictionary
lose yourself — to give all of your attention or thought to something He lost himself in his work. a musician who completely loses herself in the music • • • Main Entry: ↑lose … Useful english dictionary
lose ground (to something) — give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth) idiom to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself • They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. • The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.… … Useful english dictionary
lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose in something — lose (yourself) (in (something)) to stop worrying about yourself by giving attention to something else. Out on the golf course, you can lose yourself and forget everything else in the world. You can reduce stress by losing yourself in the pages… … New idioms dictionary
lose in — lose (yourself) (in (something)) to stop worrying about yourself by giving attention to something else. Out on the golf course, you can lose yourself and forget everything else in the world. You can reduce stress by losing yourself in the pages… … New idioms dictionary
