Losing the drift/thread of something In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "losing the drift/thread of something", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-02-19 11:02

Lose the drift/thread of something expression phrase

"Thread" in this expression means something that connects the various points of a narrative.

Can no longer understand or follow something, such as an argument, story, discussion, etc. because one has become distracted or bewildered.

Losing the thread of the conversation in a meeting is a common problem, whether you are a native speaker of the language being spoken or not.

Try not to let your mind wander; otherwise, you will lose the thread of this complicated story.

I forgot to stop the movie before going to the bathroom, so when I came back, I totally lost the thread.

The verb "lose" must be conjugated according to its tense.

This expression dates from the mid 1900s.

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