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    What does 'a memory like a sieve' mean?

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/23
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    US /frez/

    UK /freɪz/

    • Noun
    • Common expression or saying
    • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
    basically

    US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

    UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

    • Adverb
    • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
    • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
    recipe

    US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

    UK /'resəpɪ/

    • Noun
    • Conditions likely to create a particular result
    • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
    bit

    US /bɪt/

    UK /bɪt/

    • Noun
    • Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
    • Small piece of something
    • Intransitive Verb
    • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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