IN A FOG Definition & Meaning

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Also, in a haze . Preoccupied, not paying attention; also, at a loss, confused. For example, After the accident he went about in a fog, even though he had not been injured , or Millie always seems to be in a haze; she never knows what's going on . These expressions allude to fog or haze obscuring one's view; the fog usage dates from about 1600, haze from about 1800.

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The whole family is going to stay in Thailand in a fog for the rest of their lives while they do good things for other people.

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He arrives from under the stage in a fog of dry ice and a cone of laser beams, apparently controlling the lights with his bare hands, before dancing to the middle of the arena with the molten fluidity of his idol, Michael Jackson.

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Tim is in a fog of lorazepam and dread, so the news barely registers, but its a SOO-NAH-ME of emotions for Victoria, who, unlike her husband, can’t temper her reaction with pills.

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Since he and his sister Mitra fled the Palisades fire last week with little more than the clothes on their back, Far has been in a fog.

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The skies cleared after halftime but the Rams remained in a fog: They went three and out on the first possession of the third quarter.

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