lost keys
Vanished door unlockers
Lost keys are keys whose location is unknown to their owner—among the most common minor domestic crises.
The phrase often appears in discussions of memory, absent-mindedness, or the frustrating tendency of small essential objects to vanish: I've been searching for my lost keys all morning.
Finding lost keys frequently involves retracing steps or checking coat pockets.
- misplacedPut in wrong location
- last seenMost recent observation
- searchingLooking to find
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- pocketsFabric compartments in clothing
back pocket · couch cushions · junk drawer · retracing · frustration · locked out · spare · keychain · jingle · forgetful · panicked · house · car · doorstep · rummaging · found · missing · hunt
- absent-minded professormessy desk, wild hair, forgetful, mismatched socks, scatterbrained
- everyday problemstypos, clutter, lateness, traffic jams, insomnia
- excusesexcuse, not my fault, overslept, alibi, excuses
- lost and found
- minor problemshiccup, snag, glitch, hitch, annoyance
- morning problemsoversleeping, fatigue, grogginess, bed head, bad breath