lose big
Suffer crushing defeat
To lose big is to suffer a substantial loss, whether financial, competitive, or figurative.
The phrase emphasizes scale—not just losing, but losing dramatically: They invested everything in crypto and lost big.
Often used in gambling, business, or sports contexts where the stakes are high and the defeat is crushing.
- defeatVictory over another
- crashSudden violent impact
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- failureLack of success
fold · disaster · calamity · rout · decimated · catastrophe · insolvency · annihilated · heartbreak · bloodbath · foreclosure · wipeout · total loss · liquidation · stock market crash · downfall · ruin · down the drain
outcome magnitude
lose bigwin big
Achieve major victory
hit the jackpot · strike it rich · make a killing · clean up · come out on top