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mind like a sieve en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Since a sieve has many holes, the thoughts in such a mind might be imagined to fall out.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:simile) very poor memory
   • Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve.

Antonyms

mind like a steel trap

Relateds

leak like a sieve

Synonyms

head like a sieve · brain like a sieve · memory like a sieve

Translations (10)

fi pää vuotaa kuin seula (poor memory) · it avere la memoria corta (poor memory) · ru па́мять как решето́ (poor memory) · tl may buslong butas (poor memory) · ru голова́ дыря́вая (poor memory) · de ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb haben (poor memory) · de ein Hirn wie ein Sieb haben (poor memory) · lv caura galva (poor memory) · fr mémoire de poisson rouge (poor memory) · pl dziurawa pamięć (poor memory)