| Clog |
| Stifle |
| Congest |
| Throttle |
| Obstruct |
| Strangle |
| Block up |
| Lose badly |
| Engine valve |
| Stage fright |
| Old auto control |
| Carburetor valve |
| Fail in a crisis |
| Blow a short putt |
| Fail in the clutch |
| Device on a Model T |
| Stage fright result |
| Fail under pressure |
| Hold (back), as tears |
| Lose it in the clutch |
| Illegal wrestling hold |
| Be lousy in the clutch |
| Be the goat, in a game |
| Auto airflow regulator |
| Fail because of nerves |
| Collapse in the clutch |
| Collapse under pressure |
| Antiquated auto control |
| It's manual on old cars |
| Lose due to nervousness |
| Senses Fail "___ on This |
| Fail to make the big play |
| Misplay the big play, say |
| Valve on a gasoline engine |
| Fail under pressure, in slang |
| Require the Heimlich maneuver |
| Not come through in the clutch |
| Blow it in the last seconds, e.g. |
| ____Cherry , or Whipper Billy hold |
| Be in need of the Heimlich maneuver |
| Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory |
| Lose one's nerve at the worst possible moment |
| Have breathing obstructed — carburettor valve |
| Blow a best-of-seven series after being up three games, e.g. |