mind like a sieve
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Since a sieve has many holes, the thoughts in such a mind might be imagined to fall out.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]- (simile) very poor memory
- Synonyms: memory like a sieve, brain like a sieve, head like a sieve
- Antonym: mind like a steel trap
- Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve.
Translations
[edit]poor memory
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “memory mind like a sieve”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “mind like a sieve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “a memory like a sieve” (US) / “a memory like a sieve” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “memory like a sieve”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “have a memory like a sieve” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “have a brain like a sieve”, in Collins English Dictionary.