Idiom
lose the bell
Meaning
To be defeated in a contest.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Our team played hard, but we lost the bell.”
“Despite leading for most of the game, the home team lost the bell in the final minutes.”
“The champion had defended his title for years, but he finally lost the bell to a younger, faster challenger.”
Examples
simple
“Our team played hard, but we lost the bell.”
contextual
“Despite leading for most of the game, the home team lost the bell in the final minutes.”
complex
“The champion had defended his title for years, but he finally lost the bell to a younger, faster challenger.”
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