(idiomatic) To lose contact (with).
the point of being here is to learn from each other. when you walk around amassing facts, you lose touch with the reality that knowledge is relational.
At a certain level you get shielded by so much wealth and privilege that you lose touch with reality I'm not sure any of the human beings pushing ai understand that computers are a physical tool with parts that cost…
(idiomatic) To lose contact (with).
“the point of being here is to learn from each other. when you walk around amassing facts, you lose touch with the reality that knowledge is relational.”
“At a certain level you get shielded by so much wealth and privilege that you lose touch with reality I'm not sure any of the human beings pushing ai understand that computers are a physical tool with parts that cost money for people to get and build with”
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To cease to behave in a consistent or rational manner.
(UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease to be on friendly terms.
(Ireland, colloquial, figurative) get carried away; lose one's self-control; exceed one's limits or limitations.
I think Pride and Prejudice, 1995, captured the spirit of older productions while adding to them with modern techniques. At times, Death Comes to Pemberley threatens to lose touch with the restraint of Austen’s era an…
“I think Pride and Prejudice, 1995, captured the spirit of older productions while adding to them with modern techniques. At times, Death Comes to Pemberley threatens to lose touch with the restraint of Austen’s era and go over the top.”
“Not dead, just constantly living in a state of extreme anxiety to the point where I lose touch with reality.”
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(UK, idiomatic) To lose courage and determination.