(one's) mind goes blank
(one's) mind goes blank
One suddenly forgets or is unable to think of something. Even though I'd been preparing for the interview for days, my mind went blank as soon as they started asking questions. She went to introduce her husband to the producers, but her mind went blank when she tried to remember their names.
See also: blank, goes, mind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
one's mind went blank
Fig. someone's mind has experienced total forgetfulness. He knew all his lines in rehearsal, but his mind went blank when he went before an audience.
See also: blank, mind
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- one's mind went blank
- blank on
- blank on (something)
- blow (one's) lines
- fluff (one's) lines
- fluff lines
- muff (one's) lines
- fill in the blank
- fill in the blank(s)
- tell (one) point-blank