And to some degree, he probably lost ground with the people in the party.

If he did, she would lose face with the people, who obviously adored her.

Even his friends say he lost touch with the people.

But he has lost favor with the people, not in small part because of British influence here.

"I don't want to lose contact with the people below."

Besides I didn't want to lose face with the people who had seen me running out from under the counter.

"You lose contact with the local people who make decisions."

Unfortunately, the parties have lost touch with the American people.

America "won" the war but lost the subsequent conflict with the people of Iraq.

So he never lost his touch with the real people.