a light-bulb moment
a senior moment
a shot/stab in the dark
at the back of one’s mind
by no stretch of the imagination
in one ear and out the other
it rings a bell
penny for your thoughts?
to have a brain like a sieve
out of sight, out of mind
to have a mind of one’s own
to have bee in one's bonnet
to jog someone's memory
to slip one’s mind
to take a trip down memory lane
to think on your feet
to think outside the box
train of thought
to be forgotten
to be capable of independent thoughts and actions
it sounds familiar
what are you thinking about?
to be preoccupied by something, to be obsessed with something
mildly preoccupied by but not constantly thought about
line of reasoning
to think of creative and unconventional solutions
a moment of sudden inspiration or enlightenment
if something is no longer visible, you will soon forget about it
to take a figurative journey through one’s memories
heard but not processed and quickly forgotten
to react to events effectively without any preparation
definitely not the case
a guess
to cause someone to suddenly remember something
a momentary lapse in memory
to be extremely forgetful