lost on one

Have no effect or influence on one, as in Ned's attempts at humor were lost on Meg, or David's kindness was not lost on his aunt. This expression uses lost in the sense of "wasted." [c. 1600] Also see you've lost me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Milen	-	Bulgarian
Thais	-	Ancient Greek
Langdon	LANG-dən	English (Rare)
Yosyp	-	Ukrainian
JÓHannes	-	Icelandic, Faroese
Alfred	['æ:frid]