Expressions Flashcards
As long as I can recall/remember, people were kinder towards strangers than they are today.
To the best of my recollection/memory, the city didn’t use to
be this much crowded and polluted.
Recollection: memory
Unless you have a photographic memory, you forget half of
what you read as soon as you close the book.
Vivid, detail
He has a long memory for people who have let him down.
To have a long memory
You will never forget.
You might forgive but you will never forget.
Opposite : short memory
Voters have short memories.
Opposite: long memories
People forget things.
If my memory serves me correctly/right, Johnson was also there.
Well,
If my memory serves me right. If I can remember that correctly or well.
The date was etched in my memory.
You will never forget it.
It is there
The trial has rekindled/revived painful memories of the war.
The video rekindled fond memories of my grandmother.
Remember/ stay / stick in your memory ( = be remembered for a long time )
That day will remain in my memory forever.
bear in mind
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
• (have a) brain/memory like a sieve
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!”
have (something) down pat
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.”
have (something) on the brain
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! “
go in one ear and come out the other
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!”
if my memory serves me well
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.”
• in your mind’s eye
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.
jog someone’s memory
When you help someone to remember something • it slipped my mind they have forgotten, you jog their memory.
our memory.”
lose your train of thought.
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.”
(have a) senior moment
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
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.
(take a) trip down memory lane
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.
I could kick myself
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. 🙃
I’m gutted
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. 🙁
Pissed off
“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. 😡
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