expatiate vs lose the thread

expatiate

verb
  • To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion. 

  • To range at large, or without restraint. 

lose the thread

verb
  • To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation). 

How often have the words expatiate and lose the thread occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )