Example
“When the interviewer asked for the street name, I drew a blank.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
draw the short straw
Neutral · CEFR B2
to be selected, often by chance, for an unwanted task or outcome
too clever by half
Neutral · CEFR B2
clever in a self-defeating way, so one's crafty plan causes trouble instead of success
anyone's guess
Neutral · CEFR B1
something whose answer or outcome is completely uncertain
bear in mind
Neutral · CEFR B1
to remember and consider something when making a decision
come to mind
Neutral · CEFR B1
to appear in one's thoughts or memory
go downhill
Neutral · CEFR B1
to become progressively worse in condition, quality, or performance
Source methodology
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