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Meanings of lose the thread in English

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Usage of lose the thread in English
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But I am going too fast, and you will lose the thread.
The Old Man in the Corner
2
It creates a long chain, and tax authorities lose the thread.
The President's Assassin
3
Whenever I try to discuss anything I always seem to lose the thread.
The Keeper of the Door
4
Here, for Lorne and for his country, we lose the thread of destiny.
The Imperialist
5
But I just kept putting it off, and then I would lose the thread.
The Guardian
6
But alas, I am old, I find, and lose the thread of my story.
Who Spoke Next
7
He doesn't lose the thread of the discourse.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
8
If you lose your ego, you lose the thread of that narrative you call your Self.
Underground
9
And then; beyond the departure from Shanmoor she seemed to lose the thread of her own history.
Robert Elsmere
10
His cheek acquired a pinkness; unexpectedly, too, he seemed to lose the thread of his headlong thesis.
V. V.'s Eyes
11
You have made me lose the thread.
Jack / 1877
12
In the course of his speech he faltered, stammered and seemed to lose the thread of his reasoning.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
13
Soon she began to lose the thread of our conversation, and made inappropriate, tardy replies to my remarks.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
14
He had been following the conversation doggedly up to this point, and was keen not to lose the thread now.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
15
I sit and listen to their discussions-andjump up to wait on them so often that I sometimes lose the thread.
Under the Country Sky
16
The more orderly your plan, the less likely you will be to "get bewildered," or to " lose the thread."
Women and the Alphabet: A Series of Essays
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