have a memory/mind like a sieve

idiom

informal
: to have a very bad memory : to be unable to remember things

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“Have a memory/mind like a sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20memory%2Fmind%20like%20a%20sieve. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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