perder la brújula
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "to lose the compass"
Verb
- (idiomatic) to lose one's way; to lose one's mojo
Further reading
- “perder la brújula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024