muff lines

mʌf laɪnz

Definition

Definition of muff lines - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

acting performance

forget or say incorrectly lines during a performance

He muffed lines during the school play and looked embarrassed.
She muffed lines in the final scene.
The actor muffed lines during rehearsal.

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Expressions with muff

muff one's lines

make a mistake while saying lines

During the play, he muffed his lines and forgot the words.

muff a catch

fail to catch a ball during a game

He muffed a catch during the final inning.

muff a chance

fail to take advantage of an opportunity

He muffed a chance to score the winning goal.

Expressions with lines

blurred lines

ambiguous or confusing situations

The debate led to blurred lines in the argument.

blow lines

forget or make mistakes in reciting lines

During the play, he blew his lines and forgot the words.

color outside the lines

color beyond the boundaries in a drawing

Children often color outside the lines in their books.

stay within the lines

color inside the boundaries

Children are taught to stay within the lines when coloring.

along the lines of

prep.

following a particular pattern or style

The new policy is along the lines of the previous one.

along these lines

adv.

in a similar way to what was mentioned

We should organize the event along these lines.

blur the lines

make differences between groups or ideas less clear

This new law will blur the lines between public and private.

on the front lines

adv.

in a position directly involved in the most active part

Doctors are on the front lines of the pandemic.

the lines are down

exp.

the communication system is not working or is interrupted

We can't call because the lines are down.

they've got lines crossed

exp.

misunderstand each other's intentions or messages

They've got lines crossed and are arguing over nothing.

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French:se tromper dans ses répliques, ...
German:den Text vermasseln, ...
Italian:sbagliare le battute, ...
Spanish:equivocarse en las líneas, ...
Portuguese:errar as falas, ...
Chinese:忘词, ...
Japanese:セリフを間違える, ...
Arabic:نَسِيَ, ...
Hebrew:לְטָעוֹת בְּשׁוּרוֹת, ...
Russian:запутаться в репликах, ...
Ukrainian:забувати репліки, ...
Hindi:संवाद भूलना, ...
Bengali:ভুলে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:equivocar-se amb les frases, ...
Czech:splést si text, ...
Danish:glemme replikker, ...
Dutch:je tekst vergeten, ...
Greek:ξεχνώ τα λόγια μου, ...
Hungarian:elrontani, ...
Khmer:ភ្លេចពាក្យសម្ដី, ...
Korean:대사를 틀리다, ...
Persian:دیالوگ‌ها را فراموش کردن, ...
Polish:zapomnieć kwestii, ...
Portuguese (BR):esquecer as falas, ...
Romanian:a uita replicile, ...
Swedish:glömma repliker, ...
Thai:ลืมบทพูด, ...
Turkish:replikleri karıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:nói nhầm lời thoại, ...

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