memory like a sieve
Equivalents
Svenskahönsminne
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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