loses sight of
Lets slip away
To lose sight of something is literally to no longer be able to see it: We lost sight of the ship as it rounded the cape.
More often the phrase is figurative—to forget or neglect something important while focused on other matters: Don't lose sight of why we started this project.
The expression suggests that attention, like vision, can drift from what matters.
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
- divertsTurns aside from course
- neglectsFails to care for
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- misperceivesInterprets something incorrectly
forest for the trees · misinterprets · sidetracks · misjudges · preoccupies · fade · abandons · drops the ball · obscured · misconstrues · dismisses · forgets · slips through the cracks · underestimates · bypasses · falls by the wayside · disregards · misunderstands
loses sight ofspots
Detects or marks
catches sight of · watches · observes · follows · sights
loses sight ofremembers
Retains in the mind
never forgets · prioritizes · attends to · heeds · clings to
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