lose the plot

lose the plot
(lose it)
vb
vogue terms since the later 1990s which probably originated in references to, e.g., a film director whose work became incoherent after an auspicious beginning
► 'Here are Claudia [Schiffer] and Boris [Becker] losing the plot in the name of fashion.' (Evening Standard, 2 August 2004)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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