Example: Tijdens het gesprek verloor ik het overzicht even.
Definition
"Het overzicht verliezen" means to temporarily lose the ability to understand or keep track of a situation or information, often resulting in confusion or disorientation. For example, during a conversation, one might momentarily lose the overview of what is being discussed.
The phrase "het overzicht verliezen" comes from Dutch, where "overzicht" means overview or summary, and "verliezen" means to lose. Together, they literally translate to 'lose the overview,' describing the experience of losing track or control over information or events.
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"Het overzicht verliezen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to lose track