¿Cómo se dice en español, "I've lost the plot?" !

Question

Me gustaría saber cómo a decir " I've lost the plot ! " en español, por favor .

I would like to know how to say " I've lost the plot ! " in Spanish, please.

Podría decir, literalmente:" í Perdí el camino ! ?

Could you/one say literally, "I've lost the way ! " ?

o " í No sé a dónde voy ! " = I don't know where I am going !

Or, is there a more colloquial expression that expresses it more accuratelyclosely ( In other words I've lost the thread of what I am saying/what we are talking about !)

Please help me as I have made some effort to work it out - although perhaps not very well !

Answer 1

Perdí el hilo es lo más común.

However, very colloquially we also say:

perdí la comba

Answer 2

I know they say 'perder el hilo' or perderse el hilo.

Losing the thread, chain of thought. Hmmm lots of good things for Feliz to choose from. :-) - Delores--Lindsey, Jun 23, 2010

Answer 3

Then how about:

Se me fue la paloma.

An idiom for - I lost my train of thought.

I love that, never heard it, what a lovely phrase, thank you. - lagartijaverde, Jun 23, 2010

Answer 4

You could say, "He perdido la linea de pensamiento." I have lost my train of thought.

Thank you for your efforts Delores I would like to see if JulianChiv , Mountaingirl or Heidita have any thoughts about these sayings - FELIZ77, Jun 23, 2010

Oh, I just thought of something funny, go the other way with the train of thought! Hysterical. - margaretbl, Jun 23, 2010

Can't you just see the looks of confusion? lol - Delores--Lindsey, Jun 23, 2010

Answer 5

es que Se me fue la paloma.

mmm losing the thread huh,,,,,,,,,,,,,, funny old world isn't it?

will this make me as popular as Tacitus?

Answer 6

To me the above translations sound a little too literal - doesn't 'losing the plot' carry the sense of 'going crazy' more than just losing your focus?

Perhaps something like:

Me vuelvo loco!

would have a more similar sentiment.

It can mean either/ both but Iam meaning more in the sense of forgetting what you were talking about losing the thread - FELIZ77, Jun 23, 2010