like a sieve
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like a sieve — full of holes, like a strainer … English contemporary dictionary
memory like a sieve — If somebody can t retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside … The small dictionary of idiomes
have a mind like a sieve — see ↑sieve, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mind * * * have a memory/mind like a ˈsieve idiom (informal) to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
have a memory/mind like a sieve — informal : to have a very bad memory : to be unable to remember things I m sorry. I have a memory like a sieve. What was your name again? • • • Main Entry: ↑sieve … Useful english dictionary
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 the bread I ve got a brain like a sieve these days! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
memory/brain like a sieve — Someone who has a memory (or 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! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
memory like a sieve — If somebody can t retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Memory like a sieve — If somebody can t retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside … Dictionary of English idioms
a memory like a sieve — see under ↑sieve • • • Main Entry: ↑memory … Useful english dictionary
(a) memory like a sieve — a memory like a sieve informal phrase an extremely bad memory Thesaurus: words used to describe memory and memorieshyponym to remembersynonym Main entry: sieve … Useful english dictionary
