Significato: agreement memorandum

Pro-memoria di accordo

emo Idioma

first and foremost

first and most important, firstly "The speaker began by saying, ""First and foremost... ."""

if my memory serves me correctly

if I can remember well, if I have a good memory Your name is Jose - if my memory serves me correctly.

in memory of

as a reminder of, as a memorial to We decided to put our money together and buy a painting in memory of our grandfather.

jog your memory

do or say something to help you remember This photo of your dog may jog your memories of the old days.

lemon

a car with many problems, a car of low quality, seconds When the American companies began to make small cars, there were a lot of lemons for sale.

stand on ceremony

be formal You don

demon

dime

demonstration

gang fight

know sth from memory

Idiom(s): know sth from memory

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

to have memorized something so that one does not have to consult a written version; to know something well from seeing it very often.
• Mary didn't need the script because she knew the play from memory.
• The conductor went through the entire concert without music. He knew it from memory.

commit sth to memory

Idiom(s): commit sth to memory

Theme: REMEMBER

to memorize something.
• We all committed the Gettysburg Address to memory.
• I committed to memory the whole list of names and numbers.

Demon weed

Tobacco is the demon weed.

Face your demons

If you face your demons, you confront your fears or something that you have been trying hard to avoid.

If you are given lemons make lemonade

Always try and make the best out of a bad situation. With some ingenuity you can make a bad situation useful.

Jog my memory

If you jog someone's memory, you say words that will help someone trying to remember a thought, event, word, phrase, experience, etc.

Memory like a sieve

If somebody can't retain things for long in his or her memory and quickly forgets, he or she has a memory like a sieve. A sieve has lots of tiny holes in it to let liquids out while keeping the solids inside.

Memory like an elephant

'An elephant never forgets' is a saying, so if a person has a memory like an elephant, he or she has a very good memory indeed.

Since time immemorial

If something has happened since time immemorial, it's been going on for such a long time that nobody can remember a time without it.

Stroll down memory lane

If you take a stroll down memory lane, you talk about the past or revisit places that were important to you in the past. (You can also 'take a trip down memory lane'.)

Tired and emotional

(UK) This idiom is a euphemism used to mean 'drunk', especially when talking about politicians.

Buy A Lemon

To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.

a memory like an elephant

have an excellent memory: "She won't forget, you know. She has a memory like an elephant."

emcee|M.C.|ceremonies|master|master of ceremonies

n. The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or entertainment. Bob Hope was the M.C. of many memorable shows.

first and foremost|first|foremost

adv. phr. As the most important thing; first. First and foremost they needed food. I want you to remember to pay that bill first and foremost. First and foremost, we must keep America free.

in memory of|in memory|memory

prep. As something that makes people remember (a person or thing); as a reminder of; as a memorial to. The building was named Ford Hall in memory of a man named James Ford. Many special ceremonies are in memory of famous men.

stand on ceremony|ceremony|stand

v. phr. To follow strict rules of politeness; be very formal with other people.

Usually used with a helping verb in the negative. Grandmother does not stand on ceremony when her grandchildren call.

ceremony

ceremony
see stand on.

commemoration

commemoration
in commemoration of
in honor of the memory of

commit to memory

commit to memory
Learn by heart, memorize, as in The director insisted that the altos commit their part to memory by Tuesday. First recorded in 1875, this phrase today is often replaced by the shorter memorize.

foremost

foremost
see first and foremost.

immemorial

immemorial
see time immemorial.

memory

memory
see commit to memory; in memory of.

time immemorial

time immemorial
Also, time out of mind. Long ago, beyond memory or recall, as in These ruins have stood here since time immemorial, or His office has been on Madison Avenue for time out of mind. The first expression comes from English law, where it signifies “beyond legal memory,” specifically before the reign of Richard I (1189-1199), fixed as the legal limit for bringing certain kinds of lawsuit. By about 1600 it was broadened to its present sense of “a very long time ago.” The variant, first recorded in 1432, uses mind in the sense of “memory” or “recall.”