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draw a blank

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To be unable to recall a required piece of information.
    idiomatic
  2. To fail; not to find anything; to produce no successful response.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

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Examples

“I should know⟳ that person's name⟳, but I'm drawing a blank.”
“"Oh," she replied, "when I came to think⟳ of it, I saw⟳, that you were right. I thought, 'twas quite likely it [the lottery ticket] would draw⟳ a blank.[…]"”
“When she brainstormed about what else she would do, where else she would go, her mind⟳ drew a blank.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

draw a line draw a line in the sand draw a line under draw a long bow draw a sober breath draw a sponge over the slate

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