fluff one's lines
verbDefinitions
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To stumble over or otherwise misspeak one's lines.
To make a mistake.
- Conway headed a Nugent effort off the line and substitute Aron Gunnarsson fluffed his lines when presented with a great chance late on.
- It could've been even worse too had Giroud not fluffed his lines twice in as many minutes.
- Having already fluffed his lines under the bomb that had led to Montgomery's try, Jenkins was found wanting again less than a minute after the restart.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA