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Discover LudwigThe phrase "go blank" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a situation when someone suddenly stops speaking or thinking, as if their mind has gone blank. For example, "John was about to answer the question, but he suddenly went blank and had no idea what to say."
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Go blank.
Does your mind go blank in exams?
Sometimes her eyes seemed to go blank.
The mind goes blank, as the world will go blank.
(You can opt to have the computer screen go blank).
Until then, he couldn't let his heart go blank.
But the rest of the weekend, you basically go blank.
"The screen won't go blank," said Faton Begolli, a sophomore from Boston.
He would know the material, but once he walked into class, his mind would go blank.
At other times, unfortunately, Mr. Mekka's eyes go blank, and he just recites his lines.
"When the patient is in that much pain, the students' minds go blank," Oriol explained.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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