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been someone's to lose

been someone's to lose is the past participle of be someone's to lose.

Meaning of be someone's to lose

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.
  2. 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

Questions about been someone's to lose

What is been someone's to lose the past participle of?
Been someone's to lose is the past participle of be someone's to lose.

Words near been someone's to lose in the dictionary

  1. been part of life's rich pattern
  2. been part of life's rich tapestry
  3. been rid of
  4. been right
  5. been silent
  6. been someone's to lose
  7. been supposed to
  8. been taken ill
  9. been the worse for drink
  10. been there
  11. been there, done that

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