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lose the plot verb

  • (UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To cease to behave in a consistent or rational manner.
 perdre la tête, perdre le nord, perdre les pédales
  • (UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.
 perdre le fil
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