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Knowledge & Understanding - Remembering

Dive into English idioms that relate to remembering, like "ring a bell" and "blast from the past".

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English idioms related to Knowledge & Understanding
to rack one's brain

to think hard or make a great effort to remember or solve something

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to ring a bell

to make one feel a sense of familiarity or help one remember something

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to take a stroll down memory lane

to talk or write about one's enjoyable previous experiences

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to have a memory like an elephant

to easily be able to remember things and rarely forget them

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blast from the past

the unexpected appearance or remebrance of a person or thing that evokes nostalgic feelings within one

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mind's eye

a person's ability to visualize things that could happen

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to have a familiar ring

to make one think of something one saw or heard before

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to jog one's memory

to help someone remember something they forgot

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in living memory

used to refer to events or experiences that have happened within the lifetime of people who are currently alive, particularly recently

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to ring in one's ears

(of a memory) to still be present in one's mind, particularly when one does not want to remember it

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to open old wounds

to bring up past painful or unresolved experiences, often leading to emotional distress or discomfort

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for old times' sake

as a way to remember or honor past experiences or relationships

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if one's memory serve sb (right)

used when one is trying to remember something, but is not sure whether one can remember it correctly

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