What is the Meaning of the Expression
to LOSE ONE’S LICENCE / LICENSE?

Definition:

have your driver’s licence taken away from you by the authorities

Note:  Replace ONE’s with the possessive adjective that fits the meaning such as:  my, your, his, her, their, or our

 

Examples:

1. When he was a new driver, he got a lot of speeding tickets, and eventually he lost his licence.  

2. He lost his licence because he was drinking and driving.

3. They took away my grandfather’s licence because he could no longer pass the eye examination.

 

Which spelling is correct:  LICENCE or LICENSE?

 

More English expressions and phrases