lose the thread

Examples (10)

• The speaker often lost his thread during long speeches.
• I sometimes lose the thread of the conversation if there's too much background noise.
• She began to lose the thread of the argument after several interruptions.
• Please don't interrupt me, or I'll lose my thread.
• It's easy to lose the thread when discussing such a complicated topic.
• He had clearly lost the thread of what she was trying to explain.
• The professor paused, realizing he had lost his thread.
• Many viewers lost the thread of the movie's plot towards the end.
• If you don't pay attention, you might lose the thread of the lecture.
• Despite the distractions, she managed not to lose the thread of her presentation.