Lose the girls

[GoodTaste]

Is "Lose the girls" a demand mean "get rid of the girls"? Or does it mean something more euphemistic referring to "Let the girls go"?

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(At the sight of James Bond, Valentin, the gang leader, who's flirting with two women, cries Bond! James Bond! Meet Nina and Verushka.

(The two women smile at James)
James Bond: Lose the girls Valentin.

Source: James Bond: The World Is Not Enough (1999)

 

[emsr2d2]

It just means get rid of them. I assume he's just suggesting that he tells them to get lost, rather than doing anything drastic to them!

 

[GoodTaste]

It just means get rid of them. I assume he's just suggesting that he tells them to get lost, rather than doing anything drastic to them!

My dictionary explains "get lost" as a rude demand:get lost: used for telling sb. rudely to go away, or that you are annoyed by sth. that they have just said.PS. Why is my Editor of this forum missing? All formats are lost. All buttons for editing are lost.

 

[emsr2d2]

My dictionary explains "get lost" as a rude demand:get lost: used for telling sb. rudely to go away, or that you are annoyed by sth. that they have just said.PS. Why is my Editor of this forum missing? All formats are lost. All buttons for editing are lost.

It's fairly rude if you actually say it to someone's face, but in the context I used it above, it's OK. It doesn't really matter how he does it. Valentin just wants the girls not to be there!

I have no idea what's happened to your buttons etc. They're all fine for me. Please post in the Support Area, detailing the problem and remember to say what device, operating system and browser you're using.

 

[SoothingDave]

I don't think Bond meant anything drastic, but I did watch a show recently where a drug cartel lawyer told a person "I'll see that you're taken care of." The person thought they'd get more money to keep quiet. Instead they ended up "taken care of" in a more permanent way.

 

[PeterCW]

"Lose the *****" is a common piece of jargon in the entertainment industry. It simply means remove something and is easy to shout across an auditorium during set up.

 

[GoodTaste]

Well, I am sure I've understand the last two replies correctly.

I don't think Bond meant anything drastic, but I did watch a show recently where a drug cartel lawyer told a person "I'll see that you're taken care of." The person thought they'd get more money to keep quiet. Instead they ended up "taken care of" in a more permanent way.

I understand ended up "taken care of" in a more permanent way as either "ended up being "taken care of" in prison for life" or "ended up being sent to the Kingdom of Heaven to enjoy afterlife."

"Lose the *****" is a common piece of jargon in the entertainment industry. It simply means remove something and is easy to shout across an auditorium during set up.

I understand "during set up" as "during preparing for formal conversation."

It is apparently that I've missed some nuance.

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, I am sure I've understand the last two replies correctly.

I understand ended up "taken care of" in a more permanent way as either "ended up being "taken care of" in prison for life" or "ended up being sent to the Kingdom of Heaven to enjoy afterlife."

I understand "during set up" as "during preparing for formal conversation."

It is apparent that I've missed some nuance.

Taken care of in a more permanent way = was killed
During setup - during the preparations for a show

 

[Tdol]

My dictionary explains "get lost" as a rude demand:get lost: used for telling sb. rudely to go away, or that you are annoyed by sth. that they have just said.PS. Why is my Editor of this forum missing? All formats are lost. All buttons for editing are lost.

It's not that rude, but asking someone to leave in no uncertain terms is not polite. If we wanted to be really rude, we would tell them to f*** off.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

My dictionary explains "get lost" as a rude demand:get lost: used for telling somebody rudely to go away, or that you are annoyed by something that they have just said. . . .

"Lose the girls" is unkind, too. The difference is that you tell someone to get lost and you tell someone else to lose them.