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
Kenrick	KEN-rik	English (Rare)
TÕNis	-	Estonian
Teague	[ti:g]
Dione (2)	dee-AHN	English
Edvin	ED-vin (Swedish), ED-veen (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian
Lachtna	-	Irish