Hello everyone!
Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.
All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,
but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.
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Today's idiom is: lost my train of thought.
Lost my train of thought.
Alright, so everyone, let's imagine in our heads, let's imagine we are thinking, okay?
And our thoughts, what we're thinking, our thoughts are on a train, okay?
And the train, as we think, the train is coming out and going, yeah, and our thoughts are on the train, our train of thought.
And all of a sudden, the train gets lost and, 'Oh no! My train of thought. I lost my train of thought.' Okay?
So, you have your train of thought and it gets lost. Oh no!
Alright, so let's try to picture this image and listen to some examples.
Oh..I lost my train of thought… what was I saying?
Ah, see what happens when you talk to me while watching TV!
Okay, so they were having a discussion and maybe one person was watching TV.
So, their thoughts are kind of to the person and to the TV, so they lost their train of thought.
They couldn't finish the conversation.
Alright, let's listen to another example.
There are so many things I want to tell you about what happened this weekend!
Well...hurry and tell me before you lose your train of thought!
Okay, so they have many things they want to say about what they did last weekend and it's very easy to lose your train of thought.
So, he suggested, 'Tell me quickly, so you can say everything and you won't lose your train of thought.'
Okay, so lose or lost your train of thought means you forgot what you were saying or what you wanted to say.
Alright, so maybe you're talking and then something distracts you and you forget what you were saying
or maybe you're on your train of thought and you start to kind of talk about something else.
Oh, I lost my train of thought, what I was planning to say, alright?
So, it's very easy to lose your train of thought if you're tired or if you're doing many things at the same time.
So, maybe you can focus and concentrate hard and then you won't lose your train of thought.
Alright, that's all for today. See you next time!