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
Sancho	SAHN-cho	Spanish
Raven	['rævən]
Rufina	-	Russian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Inez	-	English
Vilmar	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Adalberht	-	Ancient Germanic