remember like it was yesterday
Crystal clear memory
To remember something like it was yesterday is to recall it with unusual vividness and clarity, as though no time has passed: I remember our first date like it was yesterday.
The phrase emphasizes how certain memories remain sharp despite years or decades intervening—often emotionally significant moments that resist the usual fading.
- retrieveGet something back
- crystal clearEntirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
- recallMemory retrieval act
- etchedCarved into a surface
- clear as dayCompletely obvious, undeniable
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remember like it was yesterdayfoggy memory
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