Fail to find or remember something, as in He looks familiar but I've drawn a blank on his name. This expression alludes to drawing a lottery ticket with nothing on it (so one cannot win a prize). [Early 1800s]
draw a blank
| Idioms: draw a blank |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
be unable to remember
Synonyms: forget, block, blank out
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