English / idiom
A Memory Like a Sieve
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A remarkably poor memory; an inability to retain facts and details easily.
In context
01
I must log my appointments in my digital diary because I have a memory like a sieve.
02
He forgot to bring the passport to the airport, apologizing that he has a memory like a sieve.
Synonyms
poor retention,absent-mindedness,scatterbrained memory
Antonyms
photographic memory,steel-trap memory,sharp recall
Collocations
have a memory like a sieve,suffer from a memory like a sieve,complain of a memory like a sieve