Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose one's bottle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: lose one's bot-tle
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lose courage and determination.

British usage

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, bottle.

Example Sentences

"“You'll never lose your bottle for football,” Kate promised him. “No matter how long you'll be out for. Keep the faith, Shaggy. Nothing is set in stone forever. The bloke who nicked the Sea Journey has to be caught.”"
"On the Friday, I took her home and, after a quick snog, completely lost my bottle."
"It was just before she went to Europe, I made her swear that she wouldn't tell you that she had seen me just in case I lost my bottle again and didn't come home."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

loses one's bottle (present, singular) losing one's bottle (participle, present) lost one's bottle (participle, past) lost one's bottle (past)

Questions

What does lose one's bottle mean?: To lose courage and determination.

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