lose sight of
The phrase "lose sight of" is often used to describe situations where focus or awareness of an important aspect is lost, either literally or figuratively.
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Definition
B2General
(common, figurative)To forget or overlook something important, often due to distraction.
Example
- In the rush to complete the project, they lost sight of the original objectives.
B1Literal
(common, literal)To no longer be able to see something or someone.
Example
- As the fog thickened, they lost sight of the shore.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "lose sight of":
keep sight oflose one's wayout of sightlose the plotlose oneselflose outnot see straightforget oneselfvision outforget aboutlose one's headlose itlose one's mind