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have_a_mind_like_a_sieve

have a mind like a sieve

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have a mind like a sieve (third-person singular simple present has a mind like a sieve, present participle having a mind like a sieve, simple past and past participle had a mind like a sieve)

  1. (simile) To have a poor memory; to have difficulty remembering things.
    Oh, that's right. You said that yesterday, didn't you? I have a mind like a sieve.

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