Daily life
be lost without something
be unable to manage without something
To feel unable to manage or cope when you do not have something you normally depend on.
Hear it in real life
How do you read menus in restaurants?
I'd be lost without my glasses.
I would be lost without my calendar because I have so many appointments.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I would be lost without to use my phone.
Say: I would be lost without my phone.
“Without” is followed directly by the thing you depend on, not an infinitive describing its use.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be lost without my glasses; would be lost without something
Your turn: say it out loud
I would be lost without my calendar because I have so many appointments.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be lost without something
be unable to manage without something
“I would be lost without my calendar because I have so many appointments.”
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