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fill in the blankTo complete the interruption, ambiguity or vagueness in understanding, perception or context of a situation.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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blank canvasSomething with no content, upon which one can easily impose one's point of viewRate it:

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blank outTo become blank.To temporarily lose memoryHe blanked out five minutes into the meeting.I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.Rate it:

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blank outTo temporarily lose memoryRate it:

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draw a blankTo be unable to produce a required piece of information.Rate it:

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fill in the blankTo answer or complete a fill in the blank.Rate it:

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stop throwing shadesThis means to refrain from throwing sarcasm to a person either via SMS or in personal conversation. It calls to rather get direct to the point. It is like firing a bullet at point blank.Rate it:

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de but en blancPoint-blank; Abruptly.Rate it:

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il tira à bout portantHe fired point-blank.Rate it:

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ils tirèrent sur lui à brûle-pourpointThey fired at him point-blank (so as to burn his doublet).Rate it:

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no, but if you hum a few bars...a response made as a joke when someone says, "Do you know _______" (could be anything that fills in this blank.)Rate it:

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refuser netTo refuse point-blank.Rate it:

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tirer un coup (de pistolet, etc.) à brûle-pourpointTo fire point-blank.Rate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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