lose one's way

Verb

 * 1) To become lost; to lose one's bearings, or idea of where one is.
 * 2)  To cease to succeed or to follow the right path; to fail.
 * The band lost their way after their second album, and split up after a string of failures.
 * 1)  To cease to succeed or to follow the right path; to fail.
 * The band lost their way after their second album, and split up after a string of failures.