B1 — Intermediate👁️ Body Parts
Perdere il filo
To lose the thread
Literal Translation
"To lose the thread"
What it means
To lose the thread. Describes losing track of one's line of reasoning or the topic of conversation. Very common in everyday speech.
Example in context
"Ho parlato per così tanto tempo che ho perso il filo."
"I spoke for so long that I lost the thread."
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