Drape, veil
Hi,
When you’re taking an exam and you suddenly can’t recall anything, you can say:
“I went blank.”
“My brain went into a fog.”
“I got a brain fog.”
Would anything involving ‘drape’ or ‘veil’ work as well? Perhaps something like ‘a drape or a curtain drew over my mind’?
I’m just going out on a limb, so I’m sorry if it’s nonsense.
Thank you.
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Ann225 I’m just going out on a limb, so I’m sorry if it’s nonsense. You are free to use any simile or metaphor you think will convey your meaning in the way you desire. I would say, though, that if you go beyond standard ones, like "go blank" here, you might have to help the reader understand.
- Ann225 I’m just going out on a limb, so I’m sorry if it’s nonsense.
- You are free to use any simile or metaphor you think will convey your meaning in the way you desire.
- I would say, though, that if you go beyond standard ones, like "go blank" here, you might have to help the reader understand.
- "A curtain drew over my mind" is OK, but just OK.
- A curtain does not ordinarily draw.
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Ann225I’m just going out on a limb, so I’m sorry if it’s nonsense.
You are free to use any simile or metaphor you think will convey your meaning in the way you desire. I would say, though, that if you go beyond standard ones, like "go blank" here, you might have to help the reader understand. "A curtain drew over my mind" is OK, but just OK. A curtain does
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