lose out
Intermediate (B1) neutral
You don't get something good because someone else got it first, or because of bad luck.
"We lost out to a bigger company when bidding for the government contract."
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Inefficient industries lose out,
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You lose out on half the experience.
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RealLifeLore · 19:55
China might lose out on what historically
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Scott Manley · 4:17
But PICA didn't lose out entirely.
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 29:30
How the hell did I lose out?