lost on one



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.
See also: lost, on, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Milen-Bulgarian
Thais-Ancient Greek
LangdonLANG-dənEnglish (Rare)
Yosyp-Ukrainian
JÓHannes-Icelandic, Faroese
Alfred['æ:frid]