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| Bear something in mind | If someone asks you to bear something in mind, they are
telling you to remember it because it is important. "You must bear in mind that the cost of living is higher in New York." |
| Brain like a sieve | Someone who has
a
brain like a sieve has a very bad memory and forgets things easily. "Oh, I forgot to buy bread - I've got a brain like a sieve these days!" |
| Have something on the brain | If you have
something on the brain, you think about it constantly.
"Stop talking about golf. You've got golf on the brain!" |
| In one ear and out the other | To say that information goes in one ear and out the
other means that it is immediately forgotten or ignored. "I keep telling him about the risks but it goes in one ear and out the other. He never listens to anyone!" |
| Jog someone's memory |
When you help somebody to remember something they have forgotten, you jog their memory. "You don't remember who was with us that day? Here's a photograph to jog your memory." |
| Lose your train of thought | If you forget what you were saying, for example after a disturbance or interruption, you lose your train of thought. "Where was I? I'm afraid I've lost my train of thought!" |
| Trip down memory lane |
If you take a trip (stroll or walk) down memory lane, you remember pleasant things that happened in the past. "Every Christmas is a trip down memory for the family when our parents take out the photograph albums." |
| In one's mind's eye | If you can visualise something, or see an image of it in your mind,
you see it in your mind's eye. "I can see the village in my mind's eye but I can't remember the name." |
| Rake over the ashes |
When people rake
over the ashes, they discuss an unpleasant event which took place in the past. "My grandfather's business went bankrupt years ago but he still rakes over the ashes from time to time." |
| Refresh someone's memory |
If you refresh someone's memory, you remind them of facts they seem to have forgotten. "Let me refresh your memory - you've already missed three classes this term. |
| Ring a bell |
If
something rings a bell, it sounds familiar, but you don't remember the exact details. "John Bentley? The name rings a bell but I don't remember him." |
| Senior moment | A momentary lapse of memory, especially in older people, or an
absent-minded action such as putting the cereals in the fridge, is humorously referred to as having a senior moment. "I found the phone in the cupboard. I must have had a senior moment!" |
| It slipped my mind. | If something has slipped
your mind, you have forgotten about it. "Oh dear! It had slipped my mind that the banks were closed today." |
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