be someone's to lose
be someone's to lose verb: to be anticipated to be won by someone.
Verb
be someone's to lose (third-person singular simple present is someone's to lose, present participle being someone's to lose, simple past was someone's to lose, past participle been someone's to lose)
- To be anticipated to be won by someone.
- Widely considered the favorite, the election is his to lose, but an upset is still possible if a scandal emerges.
- The debate continues around England's goalkeeping position with Everton's Jordan Pickford out injured but he has been Southgate's favoured keeper for some time so it still seems to be his position to lose if he is fit.2021 March 28, Phil McNulty, “Albania 0-2 England”, in BBC Sport
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, someone's, to, lose.
- “Eventually,” Maddie continued, “my dad did lose everything, including money that wasn't his to lose. […]2014, Karen Foley, Hard to Hold (Harlequin Blaze), Harlequin, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 214
Forms of be someone's to lose
| third-person singular present | is someone's to lose |
|---|---|
| present participle | being someone's to lose |
| past | was someone's to lose |
| past participle | been someone's to lose |
Questions about be someone's to lose
- What does be someone's to lose mean?
- Be someone's to lose means to be anticipated to be won by someone.
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- Be someone's to lose is a verb.
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- The past tense of be someone's to lose is was someone's to lose.
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