lose the plot

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === lose the plot (third-person singular simple present loses the plot, present participle losing the plot, simple past and past participle lost the plot) (UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To cease to behave in a consistent or rational manner. (UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters. 2011, House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs, 2nd Report of Session 2010-11: Auditors: Market Concentration and Their Role, Volume II: Evidence, page 19, [Professor Fearnley:] If I can perhaps be a little unkind about my profession — which is fair enough I suppose — I think the accountancy profession, along with other professions, loses the plot from time to time and has to be pulled back from what it was doing before. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose,‎ plot. ==== Translations ==== === See also === lose the thread