Английские идиомы - только важные (5)

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lose the plot

If someone loses the plot, they become confused or crazy, or no longer know how to deal with a situation. [INFORMAL]

Note: A plot is the sequence of events in a story.

Vikram's working so many hours that he's losing the plot - he's making mistakes and keeps falling asleep on the job.

miles away

If someone is miles away, they are completely unaware of what is happening or of what someone is saying, because they are thinking deeply about something else.

You didn't hear a word I said, did you? You were miles away.

a mind like a sieve

If you have a mind like a sieve or a brain like a sieve, you have a bad memory and often forget things.

He's lost his keys again - he's got a mind like a sieve.

Note: You can use b rain instead of m in d and you can say is like a sieve instead of have.

He lost his car keys but admitted that his brain was like a sieve.

off the top of your head

If you say that you are commenting on something off the top of your head, you mean that what you are about to say is an immediate reaction and is not a carefully considered opinion, and so it might not be correct. [SPOKEN]

I can't remember off the top of my head which plan they used, but it certainly wasn't this one.

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