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MEMORY IDIOMS

 bear in mind
o If a person asks you
to bear something in mind, they are
asking you to remember it because it is
important.
"You must bear in mind that the cost of
living is higher in New York."

 (have a) brain/memory like a sieve

o Someone who has a brain like a sieve has a very bad memory
and forgets things easily.
"Oh, I forgot to buy the bread - I've got a brain like a sieve these
days!"

 have (something) down pat

o If you memorise or practise something until you know it perfectly
or have it exactly right, you have it down pat.)
"I rehearsed my presentation until I had it down pat."

 have (something) on the brain

o If you have something on the brain, you think or talk about it all
constantly.A
"Stop talking about golf. You've got golf on the brain!"

 go in one ear and come out the other

o To say that information goes in one ear and comes 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!"

 jog someone's memory

o When you help someone 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."
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 lose your train of thought

o If you forget what you were saying, for
example after a disturbance or
interruption, you lose your train of
thought.
"Now where was I? I'm afraid I've lost
my train of thought."

 if my memory serves me well

o If your memory serves you well, you remember correctly or you
have not forgotten any details.
"You're Stella's daughter, if my memory serves me well."

 (take a) trip down memory lane

o 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 lane for the family
when our parents take out the photograph albums."

 refresh someone's memory

o 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
o 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."

 (have a) senior moment

o A momentary lapse of memory, especially in older people, or an
absent-minded action such as putting the cereals in the
refrigerator, 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
o If something has slipped your mind, you have forgotten about it.
"Oh dear! It slipped my mind that the shops were closed today!"