lose the plot

perder los papeles

Empezar a comportarse de forma confusa, irracional o descontrolada.

En inglés sencillo: To start behaving in a confused, unreasonable, or uncontrolled way.

• He lost the plot and started shouting.
• I thought I was losing the plot after three sleepless nights.
• Why did she lose the plot over a small mistake?

Sinónimos: lose control, lose it

Expresiones frecuentes: lose the plot completely, lose the plot again

perder de vista el objetivo

Olvidar el objetivo principal por prestar demasiada atención a asuntos menores.

En inglés sencillo: To forget your main aim because you are paying too much attention to smaller matters.

• We lost the plot by arguing about colors.
• The team is losing the plot over tiny details.
• Don’t lose the plot; our aim is to help families.

Sinónimos: lose sight of the goal

Expresiones frecuentes: lose the plot entirely, lose the plot here

perder el hilo

Dejar de entender los acontecimientos de una historia o cómo se relacionan.

En inglés sencillo: To stop understanding the events in a story or how they connect.

• I lost the plot halfway through the film.
• Too many characters made me lose the plot.
• Did you lose the plot when the story jumped back twenty years?

Sinónimos: lose the thread

Expresiones frecuentes: lose the plot halfway, lose the plot completely