draw a blank

/drɔ eɪ blæŋk/
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Other forms: drew a blank; draws a blank; drawing a blank

Definitions of draw a blank
  1. verb
    be unable to remember
    “I'm drawing a blank”
    synonyms: blank out, block, forget
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    types:
    slip, slip one's mind
    pass out of one's memory
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