perdre le nord
(Redirected from ne pas perdre le nord)
French edit
Etymology edit
Compare Spanish perder el norte.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (informal, figuratively) to lose one's bearings, to be all at sea
- Synonym: perdre la boussole
Usage notes edit
Chiefly used in negative sentences: ne pas perdre le nord (“not to lose sight of one's goals, not to miss an occasion to progress towards one's goals”). Especially said of people who don't lose sight of their interests in financial matters, and are attentive with money.