den Faden verlieren
to lose one's train of thought
Origin
Two readings: from needlework (losing the thread from one's hand) or from the Greek myth of Ariadne's thread, which marks the way through the labyrinth - lose it and you lose your bearings.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Temporal prepositions (elevated): binnen, innerhalb, außerhalbTemporale Präpositionen (gehoben): binnen, innerhalb, außerhalb
Examples
Durch die Zwischenfrage habe ich den .
The interruption made me completely lose my train of thought.