1. lose the plot

    verb

    1. Used other than as an idiom: see lose,‎ plot.
    2. To cease to behave in a consistent and/or rational manner.
    3. To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.

    verb

    1. Used other than as an idiom: see lose,‎ plot.
    2. To cease to behave in a consistent and/or rational manner.
    3. To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.
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    Has the Malaysian government so clearly lost the plot that even outside observers would recognize that the trial was blatantly political from day one? Offaly's Shane Lowry was forced to display his skill with a wedge after losing the plot and breaking his putter on the 12th hole at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Royal County Down. [The ...
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    A 17th century citation attached to the phrase gives a more clarification to its usage.— "Arabella Pollen showed sharp linens, lost the plot in a sarong skirt and brought out curvaceous racing silk and a show-stopping bow-legged Willie Carson." Lost The Plot Origin
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