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is someone's to lose

is someone's to lose is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 is someone's to lose

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Is someone's to lose is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be someone's to lose.

Words near is someone's to lose in the dictionary

  1. is part of life's rich tapestry
  2. is rid of
  3. is right
  4. is silent
  5. is someone cutting onions
  6. is someone's to lose
  7. is supposed to
  8. is taken ill
  9. is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me
  10. is that so
  11. is that the time

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