lose out to

Meaning

1. lose out to sb / sth

   to not get business, etc. that you expected or used to get because sb / sth else has taken it

   Small businesses are losing out to the large chains.

In the movies · 6

• Look at what we're losing out on 'cause of her.Wristcutters: A Love Story2007
• All right, that's it. That's the game. You lose. Out! Lose?Slap Shot1977
• And I was like, "Oh, okay. That's why I've been losing out on all of these roles over these years.Friends: The Reunion2021
• Maybe I'm just losing it out here, but I'm seeing real evidenceAvatar: The Way of Water2022
• We're losing one out of every nine loads.Scarface1983
• Yes, we might lose an all-out battle with a large number of them, but we'd certainly be able to hang in long enough to get this Replicator on board one of their ships, at which point, hopefully, we'll be able to escape.Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008

Learn it in full scenes

• Friends: The Reunion2021
  • The Cast Returns to the Set
  • The Friends Cast Reunites On Stage
  • The Cast Reunites at the Fountain

From the same entry

• lose it
• lose yourself in
• lose out