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look blank

Idioms  
  1. Be expressionless, appear dumbstruck or overwhelmed. For example, When I asked her how to get to the hospital, she looked blank. [c. 1700]


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She said she worried about making the child look "blank or rude".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2021

Avoid opening your eyes wide, which will make you look blank and thoughtless.

From New York Times • May 30, 2018

Zuckerberg also explained how AR could be used to leave digital notes for friends and pinned Yelp reviews in specific locations, while beautiful digital artworks could be admired on walls that look blank IRL.

From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2017

I can't have been the only expat to arrive here and look blank faced at the mention of the G.F.C.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2014

The milk would dry almost immediately, and the paper would look blank.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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