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go you if I lose: I'll pay for the drinks if I lose
(by tossing a coin).
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Vocabulary Notes
1. lose vt/i to have no longer; to be deprived of, as to
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ose one's money (life, mind, balance,
job, etc.), e.g. Martin was steadily losing his battle. The boy lost his parents in the war. The poor
man has lost a leg in the battle. The boy lost a penny in a bet (wager). I've lost the key to my
suitcase; to lose sight (track) of smb. (smth.) not to know where smb. (smth.) is, e.g. I lost sight of
the boy in the crowd. The policeman lost track of the thief; to lose one's temper to get angry or
impatient, e.g. Don't lose your temper, try to control yourself; to lose one's place (in a book, etc.) to
be unable to find the line, paragraph, etc. at which one stopped reading, e.g. "Go on reading!" — "I
beg your pardon I lost my place. I'll be ready in a moment"; to be
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