“He’s got the memory of a goldfish.”
This expression is used to
say that someone has a very poor memory. It’s based on the idea that gold!sh
have a memory of only three seconds. But scientists have actually trained gold!sh
to navigate mazes. So, they aren’t so forgetful after all!
“I’m as blind as a bat without my
glasses.”
People who can’t see very
well are often compared to bats. However, bats aren’t actually blind. Most
species use echolocation to help them "y around at night, but they also
have eyes and are capable of sight.