lost it

The Scots had a line-out five metres out, but lost it.

England contrived to win the match twice over and then, with the clock deep in the red, lost it again on a fatal, final play.

But in the end they lost it all again.

As the Conservatives had found out, he added, “once you’ve lost it, it takes a very very long time to pull it back”.

On Sunday, when Welcher tried to redirect the conversation to Milley’s more recent comments, mentioning Graham’s previous admiration for the general, the senator lost it.