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To have a memory of an elephant

Posted by Inglés Málagaon Sep 19, 2016Sep 18, 2016in VocabularyLeave a comment

To have the memory of an elephant means: to have an exceptionally good memory. Example: You must have the memory of an elephant to remember all the capital cities of European countries.

To be as poor as a church mouse

Posted by Inglés Málagaon Sep 7, 2015Aug 30, 2015in VocabularyLeave a comment

To be as poor as a church mouse is an idiom which means you have no money, in other words, you are extremely poor. For example, as a result of the economic crisis a lot of families are as poor as church mice.