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GET LOST,

NO LOVE LOST.

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no love lost

[no love lost] {n. phr.} Bad feeling; ill will. * /Bob and Dick both wanted to be elected captain of the team, and there was no love lost between them./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get lost

[get lost] {v. phr.}, {slang} Go away! - Used as a command. * /Get lost! I want to study./ * /John told Bert to get lost./ Compare: [DROP DEAD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

lost cause

[lost cause] {n. phr.} A movement that has failed and has no chance to be revived. * /Communism in Eastern Europe has become a lost cause./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

lost upon

[lost upon] {adj.} Wasted. * /Tim's generosity is completely lost upon Sue; he can't expect any gratitude from her./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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