lose the plot

US /luːz ðə plɑt/
UK /luːz ðə plɑt/
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den Faden verlieren, durchdrehen

to become unable to understand what is happening or to control your emotions

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After working for 18 hours straight, I started to lose the plot.
Nach 18 Stunden ununterbrochener Arbeit begann ich, den Faden zu verlieren.
The director seems to have lost the plot with this new movie.
Der Regisseur scheint bei diesem neuen Film den Faden verloren zu haben.