Someone gives you a great piece of advice, and you want to say that you'll remember that.
I'll keep it in mind.
You are in an english exam. There is an activity where you have to complete sentences using memory idioms, but you can't remember a single one!
My mind went blank!
You were supposed to do your homework, but you totally "forgot".
It slipped my mind! I swear!
You are an English Teacher. You're explaining a particular grammar tense, and you want to give a few examples quickly, but can't think of even a single one.
My mind went blank / Nothing comes to mind
You have a serious problem. A friend of yours tells you how to solve it, and the solution is so easy that you feel embarrassed because you never though of that.
It never crossed my mind!
There is a movie that you've seen and love. You want to tell your friends what it's called, but you can't quite remember it.
It's on the tip of my tongue!
You're walking on the sidewalk, and come across someone who looks fimiliar. The person says "Hi! Wow! It's been such a long time!" and mentions your name. You answer by saying "Hi, how are you..." and try very hard to remember their name.
I'm racking my brains.
You are talking with a friend of yours, and suddenly he says: "Yo, isn't there something you should have told me today". You are puzzled. You have no idea what he's talking about. He says "cake... candle... age... ring a bell?"
He's trying to jog my memory
In a casual conversation with your family, someone mentions the name of a person who is involved in a scandal.The name sounds familiar to you...
That name rings a bell.
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