Loud and clear
Clear and distinct.I could hear the announcement loud and clear.
Clear and distinct.I could hear the announcement loud and clear.
To be wasted or have no effect on someone.My attempt at telling a joke was lost on my former girlfriend.
To be busy thinking.I was lost in thought when my friend phoned last night.
A hopeless matter.Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change.
Permanently lost.My father's pocket knife is lost and gone forever and we will never see it again.
A place that handles lost items that other people find.I went to the lost-and-found department at the train station to look for my umbrella.
To decrease one's weight.I want to lose weight so I have stopped eating sweets.
To lose contact with someone or something.I have lost track of my friends from high school.
To fail to keep in contact or communication with someone.I lost touch with the people who I worked with at my summer job.
To worry about someone or something so that you cannot sleep.I have been losing sleep over my recent problems at work.