Emotions & feelings
be lost for words
be unable to speak from emotion
If you are lost for words, you are so surprised or moved that you do not know what to say.
Hear it in real life
What did you say when they offered you the job?
Honestly, I was lost for words.
When my friends organised the surprise party, I was completely lost for words.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I was lost of words.
Say: I was lost for words.
The fixed preposition in this expression is "for," not "of."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be lost for words; leave someone lost for words
Your turn: say it out loud
When my friends organised the surprise party, I was completely lost for words.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be lost for words
be unable to speak from emotion
“When my friends organised the surprise party, I was completely lost for words.”
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