miss the cushion

To fail in some way. The phrase is similar in meaning and use to "miss the mark." I felt confident going into the interview, but I think I really missed the cushion, judging by the recruiter's facial expressions.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oghenekaro	-	Western African, Urhobo
Onyekachukwu	-	Western African, Igbo
Roger	RAH-jər (English), ro-ZHE (French)	English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
Gormlaith	-	Irish, Scottish
Sachin	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu
Stamatios	-	Greek