fluff lines

fluff (one's) lines

To forget or bungle the words that one is supposed to say, as in a speech or play. My mind went completely blank as soon as I stepped on stage, and I totally fluffed my lines. I had learned the speech off by heart, but I was so emotional that I started fluffing my lines about halfway through. Dude, if you can't record the message without fluffing your lines, I'm going to have to get someone else to do it.

See also: fluff, line

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fluff one's lines

 and blow one's lines; muff one's lines

to speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act. I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over. It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.

See also: fluff, line

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