lost in the sauce
(US, slang) Lost; lost in the shuffle; allowed to slip through the cracks.
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(US, slang) Lost; lost in the shuffle; allowed to slip through the cracks.
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(US, slang) Out of it, lost, e.g. due to intoxication, aimlessness, or being bewildered or distracted.
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