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Where does the saying lost the plot come from?

Joe Ford

Where does the saying lost the plot come from?

The Oxford English Dictionary defines “lose the plot” as “to lose one’s ability to understand or cope with events; to lose one’s touch; to go off the rails.” There is a dubious 17th-century citation, with the next not coming till a 1984 quote from The Times, presumably about a fashion show: “Arabella Pollen showed …

How do you know if you’ve lost the plot?

7 Warning Signs You Are Losing Track of Your Life

  1. You start each day feeling horrible.
  2. You drastically lose or gain appetite.
  3. You start to question the reason you are doing the things you do in life.
  4. You seek entertainment but find things are not as entertaining as they used to be.
  5. You feel as if you are disconnected from the people around you.

Has lost the plot?

to no longer be able to act normally or understand what is happening: I can’t believe Stuart did that – he must be losing the plot.

What is lost is lost meaning?

0. The definition of lost is missing or unable to be found or it can mean something that was wasted or not used in a valuable way. An example of lost used as an adjective is lost money which means money that has vanished due to a bad investment.

Have been lost meaning?

Since “lost” has two somewhat different meanings in this sort of context, “has been lost” implies either that the disappearance is permanent or that the “loss” was the result of carelessness (or both).

How are losses be avoided?

Here are ten aspects of losses, either helping you minimize them or suggesting what to do if you have them.

  1. Use stop-loss orders.
  2. Employ trailing stops.
  3. Go against the grain.
  4. Have a hedging strategy.
  5. Hold cash reserves.
  6. Sell and switch.
  7. Diversify with alternatives.
  8. Consider the zero-cost collar.

What is loss of a loved one?

It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. You may associate grieving with the death of a loved one—which is often the cause of the most intense type of grief—but any loss can cause grief, including: Divorce or relationship breakup. Loss of health. Losing a job.

What does losing a sibling do to you?

Research shows that the death of a sibling adversely affects surviving children’s health, behavior, schoolwork, self-esteem and development. Surviving siblings may be troubled throughout life by a vulnerability to loss and painful upsurges of grief around the date that the sibling died.