at a loss
English
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Prepositional phrase
edit- (trade) Below the cost or price of purchase.
- Coordinate terms: at cost, at a profit
- We sold those old computers at a loss.
- (idiomatic) Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability.
- I have fixed the parts I understand, and the rest leaves me at a loss.
- His policies may be ineffective, but he is never at a loss for words.
- I'm at a loss how to proceed.
Synonyms
edit- (not sure; lacking ideas, direction, etc.): at sea, bewildered, stumped, up a tree
Translations
editbelow the cost or price of purchase
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not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability
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