have a mind like a sieve

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have a mind like a sieve

To be exceptionally forgetful or absentminded. I need to start getting more sleep at night, because lately I've had a mind like a sieve. John has a mind like a sieve—I had to leave him three separate reminders about the play tomorrow night!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nadejda	nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Hemming	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Joannes	-	Late Roman
Derya	-	Turkish
Firdaus	-	Arabic, Persian
Thomas	TAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica