lose the plot

perdre les pédales

Commencer à se comporter de façon confuse, déraisonnable ou incontrôlée.

En anglais simple : To start behaving in a confused, unreasonable, or uncontrolled way.

• He lost the plot and started shouting.
• I thought I was losing the plot after three sleepless nights.
• Why did she lose the plot over a small mistake?

Synonymes : lose control, lose it

Expressions courantes : lose the plot completely, lose the plot again

perdre de vue l’objectif

Oublier son objectif principal parce qu’on se concentre trop sur des détails secondaires.

En anglais simple : To forget your main aim because you are paying too much attention to smaller matters.

• We lost the plot by arguing about colors.
• The team is losing the plot over tiny details.
• Don’t lose the plot; our aim is to help families.

Synonymes : lose sight of the goal

Expressions courantes : lose the plot entirely, lose the plot here

perdre le fil de l’histoire

Ne plus comprendre les événements d’une histoire ou les liens entre eux.

En anglais simple : To stop understanding the events in a story or how they connect.

• I lost the plot halfway through the film.
• Too many characters made me lose the plot.
• Did you lose the plot when the story jumped back twenty years?

Synonymes : lose the thread

Expressions courantes : lose the plot halfway, lose the plot completely