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Meanings of draw a blank in English

Portuguese
esquecer
Catalan
oblidar
Spanish
quedarse en blanco

Be unable to remember.

esquecer
Usage of draw a blank in English
1
But ask me to name five countries, and I draw a blank.
Origin
2
Now I cannae verra weel draw a blank cheque and send to-
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
3
I feel like I'm letting myself down because I always draw a blank.
The Irish Times
4
They had arrived at the end of their journey only to draw a blank.
A Popular Schoolgirl
5
Those in NSW will draw a blank when a Victorian asks for a pot.
News.com.au
6
In staking their lives, they only stake a lottery ticket, which would probably draw a blank.
An Echo Of Antietam / 1898
7
He married Hilary Stewart. I draw a blank.
Babyville
8
When they don't the readers draw a blank.
The new yorker
9
And, for more than 30 minutes, the home side once again looked destined to draw a blank.
BBC
10
Usually they draw a blank in Oz.
The Irish Times
11
I should try the hotel again, and if you draw a blank, ring round the various police courts.
A Town like Alice
12
Punyaratabandhu is very keen on ripe banana blossoms as well, but I draw a blank on that one.
The Guardian
13
If we draw a blank in London, there's a fine tour of England, Ireland and Scotland before us.
The Secret Adversary
14
He said he once read the lessons in church; really he thought he was safe to draw a blank.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919
15
I usually draw a blank.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
16
He doesn't come up with any ideas himself, but gets mad at us when our minds draw a blank.
The Menstruating Mall
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Translations for draw a blank
Portuguese
esquecer
Draw a blank through the time
Draw a blank across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common