Daily life
out of sight, out of mind
easily forgotten when unseen
You use out of sight, out of mind to say that you are less likely to remember something when you cannot see it.
Hear it in real life
Why is your gym bag next to the front door?
Out of sight, out of mind, so I leave it there.
I leave my keys by the door because, if I put them in a drawer, they are out of sight, out of mind.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Out of view, out of mind.
Say: Out of sight, out of mind.
The fixed proverb uses "sight"; "out of view" is a different, literal phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
out of sight, out of mind; put something out of sight, out of mind
Your turn: say it out loud
I leave my keys by the door because, if I put them in a drawer, they are out of sight, out of mind.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
out of sight, out of mind
easily forgotten when unseen
“I leave my keys by the door because, if I put them in a drawer, they are out of sight, out of mind.”
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