draw a blank
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Not be able to remember or find something.
"She tried to remember the password but drew a complete blank."
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The first player to draw a blank or repeat an answer must eat a death wing.
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In English, when you draw a blank, it means like I think I know the answer,
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but too much is going to put you in overwhelm and cause you to draw a blank.