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Phrase(s): lose at something
to be defeated at a particular game or activity. • We lost at basketball but we won at football this weekend. • I hate to lose at checkers., Phrase(s): lose something at something
to lose a wager at playing something or at gambling. • I lost a fortune at gambling. • We lost all our money at dice.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs