refresh your memory — 1. to give information through duress Police usage and quite different from consulting an aide mémoire: They compel reluctant prisoners to refresh their memories. (Lavine, 1930, describing violence by the New York police) 2. to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
refresh someone's memory — refresh someone’s memory phrase to make someone remember something Don’t you remember what you said? Let me refresh your memory. Thesaurus: to cause someone to remembersynonym Main entry: refresh * * * refresh someone s memory : to remind someone … Useful english dictionary
refresh memory — refresh (your) memory to help you to remember something. McNamara has refreshed his memory by listening to a tape recording of the meeting. Usage notes: often used by lawyers when asking questions in a trial: “Will this photograph I now show you… … New idioms dictionary
refresh — [[t]rɪfre̱ʃ[/t]] refreshes, refreshing, refreshed 1) VERB If something refreshes you when you have become hot, tired, or thirsty, it makes you feel cooler or more energetic. [V n] The lotion cools and refreshes the skin... [V n] They had stopped… … English dictionary
refresh someone's memory — If you refresh someone s memory, you remind them of facts they seem to have forgotten. Let me refresh your memory you ve already missed three classes this term … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
refresh — verb Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo French refreschir, from re + fresch fresh more at fresh Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to restore strength and animation to ; revive 2. to freshen up ; renovate … New Collegiate Dictionary
refresh someone's memory — to make someone remember something Don t you remember what you said? Let me refresh your memory … English dictionary
refresh — verb 1) the cool air will refresh me Syn: reinvigorate, revitalize, revive, restore, fortify, enliven, perk up, stimulate, freshen, energize, exhilarate, reanimate, wake up, revivify, inspirit; blow away the cobwebs; informal buck up … Thesaurus of popular words
refresh — verb 1) the cool air will refresh me Syn: reinvigorate, revitalize, revive, restore, perk up, brace, freshen, wake up; informal buck up 2) let me refresh your memory Syn: jog, stimulate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
memory — mem|o|ry W1S1 [ˈmeməri] n plural memories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to remember)¦ 2¦(something you remember)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4 in/within memory 5 in memory of somebody 6 somebody s memory 7 a walk/trip down memory lane 8 somebody s memory is playing … Dictionary of contemporary English
