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English Idiom: Lose your edge
Have you ever felt that you are losing your edge?
It happens to most of us.
If we are involved in jobs or sports that require physical dexterity or endurance, we may lose our edge as we age.
We start to slow down or can no longer keep up with the younger, more agile team members.
If you’re over 40, you should know what I mean: the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.
Those 20-somethings will laugh at us, and we think, “If only they could have seen us in our heyday.”
Oh well.
I hope you never lose your edge, but it does happen to most of us eventually.
Now, age is not the only way this can happen.
We can lose our edge by not keeping up with technology or upgrading our skills.
Technology is constantly changing, and if we do not keep up with it, we can fall behind.
Losing your edge means losing the skills, abilities, desire, or determination to be successful.
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