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Meaning of memory like a sieve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of mind like a sieve.

Equivalents

Svenska hönsminne

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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