mind like a sieve

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. very poor memory
    — Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve.

词源

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