Advanced Idioms - Thought and Memory
Match the phrases on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- bear in mind
- have a memory like a sieve
- a flight of fancy
- have a bee in your bonnet
- by no stretch of the imagination
- ring a bell
- slip your mind/memory
- in a world of one’s own
- a shot in the dark
- a penny for your thoughts
- an idea that shows a lot of imagination but is not practical
- something that sounds familiar
- remember a fact or circumstance and take it into account
- an attempt to guess something without having any facts
- used to emphasise that something is definitely not the case
- used to ask someone who is silent what they are thinking about
- have a bad memory and often forget things
- be forgotten, especially of an obligation
- not giving much attention to what is happening around you
- be preoccupied or obsessed with something
