Emotions & feelings
leave a lasting impression
be remembered strongly
To leave a lasting impression means to make people remember someone or something for a long time.
Hear it in real life
Did you enjoy the performance?
Yes, the final song left a lasting impression.
Her kindness during a difficult time left a lasting impression on me.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Her kindness left a long impression on me.
Say: Her kindness left a lasting impression on me.
The phrase is “leave a lasting impression”; “long impression” is not used with this meaning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
leave a lasting impression on someone; something leaves a lasting impression
Your turn: say it out loud
Her kindness during a difficult time left a lasting impression on me.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
leave a lasting impression
be remembered strongly
“Her kindness during a difficult time left a lasting impression on me.”
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