Cliché: you lost me

(entered for 01.23.06)

Meaning: I’m not following your train of thought. Related terms and uses.
Rewrite 1: you left me way back there
Rewrite 2: did I just get off a train running late?
Rewrite 3: you must have arrived way before me, because I don’t get it
Rewrite 4: may I submit a missing-idea report?
Rewrite 5: Could you put my face on a milk carton, because I’m way lost?

Comment: This one provides a hint of sarcasm, which can be run to write.

More reading about clichés
What I found when I googled “clichés”:
• Thundering Clichés: “By The Fiction Editors of The Thrilling Detective Web Site.”

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