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to lose somebody something



 
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to lose somebody something #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:43 pm   to lose somebody something		  
Hi, everyone!
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She lost the company a lot of money and as a result had got a black mark against her name


Could you answer these questions:

1. Does this mean that she lost some company's money?

2. Could I say "I lost him a lot of money"

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to lose somebody something #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:39 am   to lose somebody something		  
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The idea is that she lost money on the company's behalf: she lost [for] the company some money . She was entrusted with the company's funds for e.g. investment, and made poor investments. You could say that you 'lost him a lot of money' if, for instance, he trusted you with deciding his gambling bets and you lost the bets.
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