English in a Minute: Phrases with 'lose'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 17 December 2025
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
Learn 4 phrases with 'lose' here. Don't lose your touch!
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | You're listening to BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:10.7 | Quick, we've got no time to lose. |
| 0:14.1 | Here are four phrases with lose. |
| 0:19.6 | When you lose your head, you stop being able to control yourself or act calmly. |
| 0:24.6 | In such a tense game, it's important that players don't lose their heads. |
| 0:29.6 | If you lose your touch, it means you used to be good at something, but you're not anymore. |
| 0:36.6 | I used to be able to juggle. |
| 0:40.3 | I think I've lost my touch. |
| 0:43.3 | If you are enjoying doing something so much that you forget what time it is, |
| 0:48.3 | you lose track of time. |
| 0:51.3 | When I'm chatting with my best friend, I just lose track of time. If you've got |
| 0:56.2 | nothing to lose, it means you're in a bad situation. You might as well try doing something |
| 1:02.4 | because it can't get any worse. I'm not sure about the job offer, but I've got nothing to |
| 1:08.0 | lose, so I said yes. Don't lose your touch. |
| 1:11.7 | Learn these phrases to keep up your English learning. |
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