fluff lines
fluff (one's) lines
To forget or bungle the words that one is supposed to say, as in a speech or play. My mind went completely blank as soon as I stepped on stage, and I totally fluffed my lines. I had learned the speech off by heart, but I was so emotional that I started fluffing my lines about halfway through.
See also: fluff, line
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fluff one's lines
and blow one's lines; muff one's linesto speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act. I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over. It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.
See also: fluff, line
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- blow (one's) lines
- fluff (one's) lines
- muff (one's) lines
- muff
- one's mind went blank
- (one's) mind goes blank
- go blank
- a blank check
- blank check
- cheque