"defeat before losing out" — Collocation dictionary inglés

Automatic translation (We do not guarantee its correctness): porażka przed doznawaniem niepowodzenia
  1. lose verbo + defeat verbo
    Very loose collocation

    He defeated Venezuela's Carlos Bravo in the first preliminary round, before losing out his next match to German fencer Nicolas Limbach, with a final score of 7-15.

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