🐘 Elephant
"Have the memory of an elephant"
Meaning
To remember things very well.
About the elephant
Elephants are large, hard to overlook, and reputed to have long memories, which shapes idioms about obvious problems and lasting recall.
Example sentence
My grandmother has the memory of an elephant; she remembers everyone's birthday.
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Which idiom means...
To remember things very well.
More elephant idioms
ElephantIdiom
"Elephant in the room"
A big problem that everyone knows about but no one wants to discuss.
ElephantIdiom
"Elephant in the room"
A big problem that everyone knows about but avoids discussing.
ElephantIdiom
"The elephant in the room"
A big problem that everyone knows about but avoids discussing.