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rack your brain

/ræk jʊər breɪn/

Example:

I had to rack my brain to remember her name.

ring a bell

/rɪŋ ə bɛl/

Example:

That name doesn't ring a bell with me.

take a stroll down memory lane

/teɪk ə stroʊl daʊn ˈmɛm.əri leɪn/

Example:

Let's take a stroll down memory lane and look at old photos from our college days.

have a memory like an elephant

/hæv ə ˈmɛməri laɪk ən ˈɛlɪfənt/

Example:

My grandmother is 90 years old, but she still has a memory like an elephant.

a blast from the past

/ə blæst frəm ðə pæst/

Example:

Hearing that old song was really a blast from the past.

in your mind's eye

/ɪn jʊər maɪndz aɪ/

Example:

I can still see her face in my mind's eye, even after all these years.

have a familiar ring

/hæv ə fəˈmɪl.jər rɪŋ/

Example:

That name has a familiar ring to it, but I can't quite place it.

jog someone's memory

/dʒɑɡ ˈsʌm.wʌnz ˈmem.ri/

Example:

Perhaps this old photograph will jog your memory.

in living memory

/ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈmɛməri/

Example:

It was the worst storm in living memory.

ring in your ears

/rɪŋ ɪn jʊər ɪərz/

Example:

Her words of warning kept ringing in my ears.

for old times' sake

/fɔr oʊld taɪmz seɪk/

Example:

Let's visit our old school for old times' sake.

if my memory serves me right

/ɪf maɪ ˈmɛməri sɜrvz mi raɪt/

Example:

If my memory serves me right, she was born in May.
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