lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
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The irony is not lost on either of the Malacinskis that were the women allowed, Annika would have no trouble qualifying.
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Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
All of which isn’t lost on all these first-time NHL Olympians now here in Milan.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Though once vital to the economy of the American territory, Puerto Rico’s sugar plantations evolved to represent the destruction and exploitation of colonialism that continues to impact the region today—a detail not lost on those cast as grass.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
So it’s not lost on my colleagues, either.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
All of which isn’t lost on all these first-time NHL Olympians now here in Milan.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Though once vital to the economy of the American territory, Puerto Rico’s sugar plantations evolved to represent the destruction and exploitation of colonialism that continues to impact the region today—a detail not lost on those cast as grass.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
So it’s not lost on my colleagues, either.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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