Expressions

Question 1

As long as I can recall/remember, people were kinder towards strangers than they are today.

Question 2

To the best of my recollection/memory, the city didn’t use to
be this much crowded and polluted.

Answer 2

Recollection: memory

Question 3

Unless you have a photographic memory, you forget half of
what you read as soon as you close the book.

Answer 3

Vivid, detail

Question 4

He has a long memory for people who have let him down.
To have a long memory

Answer 4

You will never forget.
You might forgive but you will never forget.
Opposite : short memory

Question 5

Voters have short memories.

Answer 5

Opposite: long memories
People forget things.

Question 6

If my memory serves me correctly/right, Johnson was also there.

Answer 6

Well,
If my memory serves me right. If I can remember that correctly or well.

Question 7

The date was etched in my memory.

Answer 7

You will never forget it.
It is there

Question 8

The trial has rekindled/revived painful memories of the war.

Question 9

The video rekindled fond memories of my grandmother.

Question 10

Remember/ stay / stick in your memory ( = be remembered for a long time )

Answer 10

That day will remain in my memory forever.

Question 11

bear in mind

Answer 11

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.’
You want to tell people to remember something.
You must bear in mind: remember

Question 12

• (have a) brain/memory like a sieve

Answer 12

Someone who has a brain like a sieve has a very bad memory and forget things very easily.

“Oh, I forgot to buy the bread - I’ve got a brain like a sieve these days!”

Question 13

have (something) down pat

Answer 13

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

Question 14

have (something) on the brain

Answer 14

If you have something on the brain, you think or talk abut it all constantlv.A
“Stop talking about golf. You’ve got golf on the brain! “

Question 15

go in one ear and come out the other

Answer 15

To say that information goes in one ear and comes out the other means that it is immediately forgotten or ignored.
“1 keep telling him about the risks but it goes in one ear and out the other. He never listens!”

Question 16

if my memory serves me well

Answer 16

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.”

Question 17

• in your mind’s eye

Answer 17

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 cant remember the name.

Question 18

jog someone’s memory

Answer 18

When you help someone to remember something • it slipped my mind they have forgotten, you jog their memory.
our memory.”

Question 19

lose your train of thought.

Answer 19

If you forget what you were saying, for example after a disturbance or interruption, you lose your train of thought.
“Now what was I telling you? I’m afraid I’ve lost my train of thought.”

Question 20

(have a) senior moment

Answer 20

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!”

Question 21

It slipped my mind

Answer 21

If something has slipped your mind, you have forgotfen about it.
“Oh dear! It slipped my mind that the shops were closed today!”
If you forget something you can say: It slipped my mind. Suddenly I forgot
Slipped of the eyes or tongue or ear: mis interpreted or mis hear.
Mishear. something wrong.

Question 22

(take a) trip down memory lane

Answer 22

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 oarents take out the photograp albums.

Question 23

I could kick myself

Answer 23

That’s always so annoying # ( It’s really annoying when something repeatedly bothers or frustrates you. 😒)

The phrase “I could kick myself” is an idiomatic expression that is used to convey a sense of regret or frustration about one’s own actions or decisions. It’s a way of expressing that one is disappointed in themselves for making a mistake or missing an opportunity. 🙃

Question 24

I’m gutted

Answer 24

that’s a shame# ( “That’s a shame” is an expression used to convey disappointment or regret about a situation. It’s often used to empathize with someone who has experienced something unfortunate or disappointing. 🙁)

To feel “gutted” means to feel devastated, disheartened, or extremely disappointed about something. 🙁

Question 25

Pissed off

Answer 25

“Pissed off” is a slang term that means to be extremely angry, annoyed, or irritated about something. In other words, it’s a colloquial way of expressing strong frustration or displeasure. It’s usually used in informal conversations rather than in formal contexts. 😡

Question 26

D’ont make any sense