to draw a blank
01
to be unable to remember something clearly
![to [draw] a blank definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/29665/original/?type=jpeg "to [draw] a blank definition and meaning")
idiom
informal
例
I knew her name yesterday, but now I'm drawing a blank.
02
何も思いつかない, 解決策が浮かばない
to be unable to come up with ideas or solutions to a problem
![to [draw] a blank definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/40909/original/?type=jpeg "to [draw] a blank definition and meaning")
idiom
informal
例
When the manager asked for new ideas, I drew a blank.
マネージャーに新しい案を求められたとき、何も思いつかなかった。
