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Lose Means Feeling Phrase Lost Completely Eslpod 0227 We 0129 Eslpod

Id ESLPod_0227_WE_0129
Episode Id ESLPod 227
Episode Title Describing Symptoms to a Doctor
Phrase to lose feeling
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to lose feeling" means to not be able to feel anything: "After the car accident, he lost all feeling in both of his legs and now he can't walk." Many idioms use the verb "to lose." For example, "to lose it" is an informal expression that means to be out of control and unable to stop oneself from laughing or crying: "When she heard that she had won the lottery, she completely lost it and began screaming, laughing, and crying at the same time." The phrase "to lose oneself" means to become very interested in something so that nothing else is important: "Whenever he plays video games on the computer, he completely loses himself and he doesn't hear his mother calling his name."
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