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go blank
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(of your mind) to suddenly be unable to remember or think of anything
Usually 'my mind went blank'. It is also used for screens: 'The screen went blank.'
In context
I knew all the answers, but my mind went blank as soon as the exam started.
When the examiner asked my name, my mind just went blank for a second.
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