Idioms:
to lose the plot
this expression means to stray from the rules, plans or expectations, to become irrational,
unreasonable, frustrated, angry, and so on.
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Basketball commentator,
- the Big Niks are trailing the Green Sox by a hundred points to eight and by the look on the Niks'
trainer's face he has lost the plot - come to think of it - so has his team
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Fire chief is giving a training lecture,
- fire fighting is a very dangerous business - when you enter a burning building there will be smoke,
tremendous heat and many other hazards - you must try to follow guidelines at all times -- it can be
very easy to lose the plot under such extreme conditions
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A is complaining to B about her Dentist.
- A:- I went to the Dental clinic the other day to have a tooth taken out.
- B:- Oh yeah?
- A:- The idiot took out the wrong tooth. I didn't know at the time but when I
got home and looked in the mirror I lost the plot.
- B:- You were really angry, then?
- A:- Angry? I was furious.
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A is having trouble with her sewing machine. B is her husband.
- A:- Ohhh, What the ........ What's wrong with this darn machine?
- B:- Woa, woa, calm down. What's the problem?
- A:- This stupid machine keeps ripping the cloth. This cloth cost me a
fortune. If this machine rips the cloth once more I swear I'll throw it out
of the window.
- B:- Maybe you should take a break before you lose the plot. How about a
nice cup of tea?
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- My husband lost the plot when I told him I'd thrown out his old golf clubs.
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a-f |
g-l |
m-r |
s-z |
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cut to the chase |
get cold feet |
make a meal of |
smell a rat |
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face the music |
lose the plot |
pull your socks up |
watch paint dry |
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