Idiom: "you've lost me"

[Teodora65]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #211 "What Comes Next? (5)", question 6

I hope it's all clear now, isn't it? Answer: No, ..........

(a) you've left me there
(b) you've dropped me there
(c) you've ht me there
(d) you've lost me there

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #211 "What Comes Next? (5)", answer 6

I hope it's all clear now, isn't it? Answer: No, you've lost me there.

Correct answer: (d) you've lost me there
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I was wondering isn't it a bit unpolite to say- you've lost me?

thanks
teodora

[Mister Micawber]

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No, not impolite at all. It is rather casual, spoken English, however. More formal would be something like 'I'm afraid I didn't quite follow everything you said'.
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[Tamara]

Hi

Just to point that in

(c) you've ht me there

some letter(s) has been dropped.
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[Torsten]

Hi Tamara, many thanks for pointing this out. We'll put that right tomorrow.
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