VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Draw a Blank

Meaning:

Be unable to remember something

Examples:

  • The trick here is to draw a blank polygon, the area in question.
  • The very words "the truth is" make him draw a blank.
  • I also wish to stress another aspect on which we often draw a blank.
  • I mean, the very words "the truth is" make him draw a blank.
  • You may also draw a blank when asked to remember things that happened a day, a month or even a year ago.