mind like a sieve
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mind like a sieve
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Since a sieve has many holes, the thoughts in such a mind might be imagined to fall out.
noun
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very poor memory
Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve.
Similar: memory like a sieve, brain like a sieve, head like a sieve · Opposite: mind like a steel trap
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noun poor memory
| Français | mémoire de poisson rouge |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ein Hirn wie ein Sieb haben, ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb haben |
| Italiano | avere la memoria corta |
| Русский | па́мять как решето́ pámjatʹ kak rešetó, голова́ дыря́вая golová dyrjávaja |
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