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lose the bubble

lose the bubble verb: to cave in under pressure, or to lose situational awareness, control or understanding.

Verb

lose the bubble (third-person singular simple present loses the bubble, present participle losing the bubble, simple past and past participle lost the bubble)

  1. (idiomatic) To cave in under pressure, or to lose situational awareness, control or understanding.

Forms of lose the bubble

third-person singular presentloses the bubble
present participlelosing the bubble
past participlelost the bubble
pastlost the bubble

Questions about lose the bubble

What does lose the bubble mean?
Lose the bubble means to cave in under pressure, or to lose situational awareness, control or understanding.
What part of speech is lose the bubble?
Lose the bubble is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose the bubble?
The past tense of lose the bubble is lost the bubble.

Words near lose the bubble in the dictionary

  1. lose sight of
  2. lose sleep
  3. lose steam
  4. lose the battle, but win the war
  5. lose the bell
  6. lose the bubble
  7. lose the dressing room
  8. lose the fang
  9. lose the number of one's mess
  10. lose the plot
  11. lose the run of oneself

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