poor memory
a very bad memory
refers to someone who forgets things a lot
everything drops through the memory as if it were filled with holes
difficulty remembering things
can’t retain information
mind like a sieve
brain like a sieve
I’m so sorry I forgot your birthday – I’ve got a memory like a sieve!
She will be hopeless as the hostess – she’s got a memory like a sieve!
I know I was supposed to do all the updates, but to be honest, I have a memory like a sieve, and I forgot.
I’m trying to learn new things, but I find it difficult because my memory is like a sieve.
If my mind was not so much like a sieve, I might remember what I’m supposed to be doing.
There is no origin for this idiom
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