Kolokwium - Memory

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short-term memory
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have a good memory
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If you are generally able to remeber things well, you have a good memory
learn things by heart
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When you learn things by heart, you learn them in such a way that you can repeat them from memory
childhood memories
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Your childhood memories are things you can remember from when you were very young
brings back memories
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If something brings back memories it makes you think of something from the past
perfect recall
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If you have perfect recall, you can remember things exactly as they are without making mistakes
remember every detail
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If you remember every detail of something, you remember every small part and moment of it.
Long term memory
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You have a good long- term memory if you can remember things from a few moments ago
commit something to memory
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make yourself remember something
take a stroll/trip down memory lane
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remember some of the happy things you did in the past
jog someone's memory
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make you remember something
The police are reconstructing the crime to try to jog the memory of possible witnesses
in/ within living memory
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can be remembered by people still alive
streets lit by gas lamps are still within living memory
come / spring to mind
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immediately think of something
I'd like to get him a special birthday present, but nothing springs to mind
slip your mind
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forget about something
I was going to ring her to wish her happy birthday, but it slipped my mind
bear/keep something in mind
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remember information when making a decision or thinking about a matter
Bearing in mind that it was your first attempt, I think you did very well
your mind goes blank
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you can't think of anything to say
When I looked at the exam questions my mind went blank
cross your mind
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think about something for a short time
Of course I don't think you broke the window. The thought never even crossed my mind
Out of sight out of mind
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something you say which means that, if you don't see someone, you forget about them
Annie hasn't thought of her boyfriend science he went abroad. Out of sight out of mind!
something is on the tip of your tongue
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you know it, but you can't quite remember it
Her name is on the tip of my tongue - what is it?
ring a bell
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think you've heard something before
His name rings a bell, but I don't think we've ever met
a train of thought
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a series of consecutive
Oh no! I've lost my train of thought
rack your brains
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think very hard
I racked my bruins but couldn't think where I'd left the book

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