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memory like a sieve

memory like a sieve noun: synonym of mind like a sieve.

Noun

memory like a sieve

  1. (simile) Synonym of mind like a sieve.
    • Charming woman, but with a memory like a sieve. The sort who's always losing one glove at the theatre. Naturally she wouldn't remember a butler's name. She probably thought all along it was Fotheringay or Binks or something. Very common, that sort of mental lapse.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

Synonyms of memory like a sieve

Questions about memory like a sieve

What does memory like a sieve mean?
Memory like a sieve means synonym of mind like a sieve.
What part of speech is memory like a sieve?
Memory like a sieve is a noun.

Words near memory like a sieve in the dictionary

  1. memory journeys
  2. memory lane
  3. memory lanes
  4. memory leak
  5. memory leaks
  6. memory like a sieve
  7. memory metal
  8. memory metals
  9. memory of a goldfish
  10. memory page
  11. memory pages

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