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Quedarse en blanco

To go blank / To draw a blank

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Describes the sudden inability to remember or think of something, often in a stressful situation like an exam or presentation.

See It in Context

En el examen me quedé en blanco y no pude recordar nada.

In the exam I went blank and couldn't remember anything.

—¿Qué ibas a decir? —Me he quedado en blanco.

—What were you going to say? —I've drawn a blank.

Le preguntaron su nombre y se quedó en blanco del nerviosismo.

They asked his name and he went blank from nerves.