14 Everyday Expressions for Talking About Memory and Ideas

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  • @ljauodagral1956
    @ljauodagral1956 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Usually, I don't comment here in TH-cam but just to let you know teacher, that I'm always watching

  • @claudiabautista4165
    @claudiabautista4165 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you, Mike! I've been an EFL teacher for a,long time and yet there were a couple of expreessions I'd never heard!!👍

    • @TeacherMikeEnglish
      @TeacherMikeEnglish  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're welcome! Glad I could teach you something new!

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love today's lesson. These expressions are funny.
    Oh my God! I forgot to call my friend back. It slipped my mind.
    Do you remember Paul, the tallest boy in the classroom?
    No, I don't. But, his name rings a bell.
    Each time he wants to invite her to go out, his mind goes blank.
    Mary always comes up with brilliant ideas to increase sales.
    Once, when I was in school. The teacher told me "Please tell your story", and nothing came to mind. I just managed to make up a story about animals. Hahaha.
    My sister has the mind of a goldfish. She forgets everything.
    Do you know my English level, Teacher?
    Off the top of my head, I think you're a beginner.
    Thanks a lot, our Super Teacher.😊😊

  • @lenafoss7472
    @lenafoss7472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks!

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Off the top of one's head." To say something spontaneously without much thought or consideration as to whether one is accurate. To give a quick guess or to estimate something. This is one of my favorite topics. ❤

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really love this topic.❤🙂

  • @valdirceandersson5209
    @valdirceandersson5209 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very interesting video,Thank you for The explanation Teacher Mike

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I know you have grown up in this city. You must know it like the back of your hand.
    She has read that book twenty times. That's why she knows it like the back of her hand.
    My mom knows me like the back of her hand.
    Thanks a lot, Mike.😊😊😊

  • @gerardopiano21
    @gerardopiano21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Mike for teaching us English!

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I might have met her before. Her name rings a bell. 🔔

  • @IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur
    @IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video with comprehensive explanation difficult and important expressions. Very useful, interesting, just helpful in many ways for us. Thank You very much! 🙂

  • @guermahfatiha8050
    @guermahfatiha8050 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Come up with /think outside the box/have the mind of a goldfish/I wrote them so that they would not slip my mind I just love this lesson. Thanks for sharing Teacher Mike!🎉🎉🎉🎉🙏

  • @EwaGawenda-im4dn
    @EwaGawenda-im4dn ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You explain it simply and clearly. Thanks a lot, Mike. You're the best.👍

  • @IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur
    @IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur ปีที่แล้ว

    My pleasure, Mike!

  • @guermahfatiha8050
    @guermahfatiha8050 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice expressions.I really enjoyed learning them. I hope that I will not have the mind of a goldfish and forget them .Thanks teacher

  • @vankhoanguyen3994
    @vankhoanguyen3994 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In these 14 idioms, at least 6 of them are the same in Vietnamese, making it easier for me to remember. Thank you so much for sharing, Mike.

  • @dritasulce9123
    @dritasulce9123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great lesson thank you teacher

  • @hamidhendz8907
    @hamidhendz8907 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the information .

  • @salmaannich577
    @salmaannich577 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting lesson. Thank you Teacher.

  • @rosazafragarrido6527
    @rosazafragarrido6527 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very useful,many thanks 😊

  • @TorePenagos
    @TorePenagos ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need subscriber, ty Teacher Mike for your time sharing your knowledge 🎉

  • @nellymendozacontreras2048
    @nellymendozacontreras2048 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good Afternon teacher Mike WOW this Video Excelent Ejercici God bless yuo Mike 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @davidrock65
    @davidrock65 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great explanations 🎉

  • @SanaaKarameh
    @SanaaKarameh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much

  • @Buthainaneam-sn5ig5le1v
    @Buthainaneam-sn5ig5le1v ปีที่แล้ว

    Good morning, Teacher 💞.
    This video has informative expression, great explain as always.
    I had been useful lesson in the beginning of my day 🙂

  • @yosribengaidhassine9299
    @yosribengaidhassine9299 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    east or west teacher Mike is the best

  • @wadhaali9381
    @wadhaali9381 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you a lot

  • @aysinbaykan5948
    @aysinbaykan5948 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thnaks again..

  • @rociomeza4999
    @rociomeza4999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is very helpful, thanks teacher Mike ❤

  • @NourSehnawi
    @NourSehnawi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I apprciate you, you're the best!

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In spanish we say "Lo que te digo, te entra en un oído y te sale por el otro" Hahaha.
    "What I say to you goes in one ear and out the other."😊😊

  • @Sapito-nd4df
    @Sapito-nd4df 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When I was in school, my mind went blank every time the teacher asked me a question.😊
    Just an example.

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, this video has a lot of information about memory a new ideas.. Thanks a lot, Mike.😊😊

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That song on the radio rings a bell, but I can't recall the artist.🤔❤

  • @vankhoanguyen3994
    @vankhoanguyen3994 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My mom often lost her train of thought.❤

  • @alialnoaemy5840
    @alialnoaemy5840 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great lesson, thsnks teacher Mike, just please how can we save the new vocabularies in our minds? Thanks in advance❤

    • @TeacherMikeEnglish
      @TeacherMikeEnglish  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      th-cam.com/video/V_3jfIuNPtU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=b8Md39x2tyvt_zQk
      This video should help.

    • @Sapito-nd4df
      @Sapito-nd4df 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excellent.

  • @حسينعلي-ه8ح9ص
    @حسينعلي-ه8ح9ص ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What's the capital of Morocco ?"
    I don't know off the top of my head, but I could go and look it up.
    Mom: You never listen to me. Everything I tell you goes in one ear and out the other.
    When he saw her, his mind went blank and couldn't speak.
    These phrases are really funny. Thanks, Mike.

  • @vankhoanguyen3994
    @vankhoanguyen3994 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    ❤❤❤

  • @vankhoanguyen3994
    @vankhoanguyen3994 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    In Vietnamese, we also use the phrase "goldfish brain."

  • @Liflianchyk
    @Liflianchyk หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool

  • @MohammadAli-oo1lh
    @MohammadAli-oo1lh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🎉

  • @wadhaali9381
    @wadhaali9381 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thaoura Ali

  • @ibrahimji5651
    @ibrahimji5651 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On the top of my tongue, we say it in our language " It's under my tongue".

  • @NubiaFabiolaBolivarBedoya
    @NubiaFabiolaBolivarBedoya ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello teacher, how are You? We have some expressions like that' here, in Colombia, thanks a Lot ❤.

    • @TeacherMikeEnglish
      @TeacherMikeEnglish  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

    • @evelynquinonez1667
      @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว

      In spanish, we say "Te conozco como la palma de mi mano" that means I know you like the back of my hand".😊😊

  • @minmintun5247
    @minmintun5247 ปีที่แล้ว

    🌹

  • @محبوبهاسدیان
    @محبوبهاسدیان 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤👌👌👌

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez1667 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do you remember German from ICPNA?
    The name rings a bell. Yes, he was the most intelligent boy in the class. How about Liz?
    Her name rings the bell, but I can't remember where I have heard it before.
    Hope my examples are correct now. Hahaha.
    I had an appoinment in the morning, but it slipped my mind. So I missed it.

  • @vladoof3978
    @vladoof3978 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In my country, we have aт expression similar to 'like the back of my hand,' and it is 'like the five fingers on my hand.' I don't know if you have it too.

    • @TeacherMikeEnglish
      @TeacherMikeEnglish  ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I don't think we have that one. What country are you from?

    • @vladoof3978
      @vladoof3978 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TeacherMikeEnglish From Ukraine. It is usually used when talking about a place or home. For example: I know my hometown like the five fingers on my hand

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I keep doing stuff off the top of my head.

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know him, his name is on the tip of my tongue.😊

  • @yosribengaidhassine9299
    @yosribengaidhassine9299 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it's on the top of your tongue or tip of your tongue

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea3234 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Her name doesn't ring a bell, but her face looks familiar."😊🤔

  • @Man-y6o
    @Man-y6o ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On the tip of your tongue.
    On the top of your tongue.
    Which one is correct?