HAVE A MEMORY / MIND LIKE A SIEVE

Meaning of HAVE A MEMORY / MIND LIKE A SIEVE in English

( informal ) to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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MEMORY — I In Most digital computer systems have two types of memory, the main memory and one or more auxiliary storage …
Английский словарь Британика
SIEVE — I. ˈsiv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sive, seve, from Old English sife; akin to Middle Dutch seve …
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MIND — I. ˈmīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English minde, mynde, from Old English gemynd; akin to …
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MEMORY — I. ˈmem(ə)rē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English memorie, from Middle French memorie, memoire, from Latin memoria, from …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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MIND — /muynd/ , n. 1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, …
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LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
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HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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MEMORY — noun ( plural -ries ) Etymology: Middle English memorie, from Anglo-French memoire, memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor mindful; akin …
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MIND — v courage; spirit. 2. mind ·v choice; inclination; liking; intent; will. 3. mind ·noun to put in mind; to remind. …
Webster English vocab
MEMORY — noun a memorial. 2. memory ·noun the time within which past events can be or are remembered; as, within the …
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LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
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SIEVE — [sieve] n [ME sive, fr. OE sife; akin to OHG sib sieve] (bef. 12c): a device with meshes or perforations …
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MIND — in the Western tradition, the complex of faculties involved in perceiving, remembering, considering, evaluating, and deciding. Mind is in some …
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MEMORY — the retention and retrieval in the human mind of past experiences. The function of remembering and its converse, forgetting, are …
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SIEVE — / sɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIND — / maɪnd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ABILITY TO THINK 1. [ C , U ] the part …
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MEMORY — / ˈmeməri; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun ABILITY TO REMEMBER 1. [ C , U ] memory (for …
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LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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SIEVE — I. sieve 1 /sɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sife ] 1 . a) a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIND — I. mind 1 S1 W1 /maɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ mind , ↑ minder , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEMORY — mem ‧ o ‧ ry S2 W1 /ˈmem ə ri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural memories ) [ Word Family: …
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LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
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SIEVE — n. & v. --n. a utensil having a perforated or meshed bottom for separating solids or coarse material from liquids …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the seat of consciousness, thought, volition, and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keeps …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEMORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the faculty by which things are recalled to or kept in the mind. 2 a this …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
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SIEVE — n. & v. n. a utensil having a perforated or meshed bottom for separating solids or coarse material from liquids …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIND — n. & v. n. 1 a the seat of consciousness, thought, volition, and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keeps …
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MEMORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the faculty by which things are recalled to or kept in the mind. 2 a this …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
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SIEVE — n. & v. --n. a utensil having a perforated or meshed bottom for separating solids or coarse material from liquids …
Oxford English vocab
MIND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the seat of consciousness, thought, volition, and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keeps …
Oxford English vocab
MEMORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the faculty by which things are recalled to or kept in the mind. 2 a this …
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LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
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MIND — I. NOUN USES /maɪnd/ ( minds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please …
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LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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SIEVE — ( sieves, sieving, sieved) 1. A sieve is a tool used for separating solids from liquids or larger pieces of …
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MEMORY — ( memories) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your memory is your …
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SIEVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES have a memory like a sieve (= forget things very easily ) ▪ I'm …
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MEMORY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a distant memory (= something that happened a long time ago ) ▪ Already the …
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SIEVE — [verb], [noun] - (to put something through) a tool consisting of a wood, plastic or metal frame with a wire …
Cambridge English vocab
MIND — (BE CAREFUL) [verb] [esp. UK] - to be careful (of); give attention (to)The announcement warned Underground passengers to mind the …
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SIEVE — A hockey goalie, often used as a chant during a game for the opposing team's goalie referring to him being …
Slang English vocab
MIND — See: CROSS ONE'S MIND or PASS THROUGH ONE'S MIND, GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND, HALF A MIND, IN MIND, …
Slang English vocab
SIEVE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine , large VERB + SIEVE ▪ strain sth through ▪ pass sth through , press …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MIND — INDEX: 1. your mind 2. affecting your mind RELATED WORDS I don’t mind : ↑ DON'T CARE see also ↑ …
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MIND — See ↑ LOOK AFTER 1, ↑ MIND 1, ↑ WARN 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a weight off sb's mind …
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MEMORY — See ↑ REMEMBER 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ commit sth to memory • ↑ have a bad/terrible/awful etc memory • ↑ …
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LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
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LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
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SIEVE — n. 25B6; noun use a sieve to strain the mixture : STRAINER, sifter, filter, riddle, screen. 25B6; verb sieve the …
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MIND — n. 25B6; noun a good teacher must stretch pupils' minds : BRAIN, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, brains, brainpower, wits, understanding, …
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MIND — See: CROSS ONE'S MIND or PASS THROUGH ONE'S MIND, GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND, HALF A MIND, IN MIND, …
Словарь английских идиом
MIND — I verb 1 BAD : I don't mind to wait a bit longer. GOOD : I don't mind waiting a …
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