not remember at all

I've actually had mornings where I've been reduced to tears simply because I can't
for the life of me remember where I put a blouse or pair of shoes. Google

It's funny but last year I fought and fought having a committed relationship
and now that I'm in one I can't for the life of me remember why. Google

I remember that perfectly, although I can't
for the life of me remember his name.  Google

akademický úbor (talár a baret)

You can order your cap and gown through your college office or you can go online...

Graduates should arrive wearing cap and gown.

Everyone who participates in an academic ceremony on Commencement Day must wear a cap and gown of the appropriate color and style, as approved by the University.

try to remember sth

Bill, headteacher of a north-east junior school, wistfully casts his mind
back to the end of last term.  Google

But the tempo of his voice raises a notch when he casts his
mind back to April this year, 10th of April to be exact. google

Now resident in England, Terry McQuire casts his mind back in a letter to myself. Google

start a different topic in the course of a conversation or discussion

I tried to change the subject by commenting on the lack of activity in front of our position.  BNCI

At the stage of our acquaintance I was unaware of when to change the subject.  BNCI

Every time I tried to change the subject, she'd close her eyes, hold up her hand and say, `;I haven't finished yet.';  BNCI

talk rapidly about nothing very important

Dani can help me with the actualpreperation and I will chatter like a magpie so you know why somethingis being done. WebC

I used to chatter like a magpie about emancipation, and wasted half my wealth on tender feelings, but now--you must excuse me!  WebC

When we take care of him, he will chatter like a magpie; he will jump likea kid, and he will eat everything. WebC

(sth is) extremely easy

It was a child's
play, chosen to conceal a deeper game on Frank Churchill's part. google

 For us it was a child's play. Google

It was a child's play to find the classroom.  google

children should be quiet and respectful in the presence of their elders

Sure, while I was growing up my parents believed that "children should be seen but not heard."   WebC

He said the old adage that children should be seen but not heard does not hold anymore. WebC

An even older, lingering, idea is that children should be seen but not heard." WebC

restore one's mental faculties

I always found the night duties a great strain, and often had to walk up and down outside to clear my head with some fresh air.  BNCI

The walk will clear my head. BNCI

It had very little warmth but the chilly air was helping to clear my head.  BNCI

interfere with, obscure one's judgement

It's not like any of these issues prevent me from breathing or cloud my brain for weeks on end. WebC

TID since it helped my painbetter and didn't seem to cloud my brain for as bad, besides that
it gave me involuntary muscle jerks 24/7 and gave me a sleepdisorder that II still battle to this day. WebC

I must away before your unpatriotic ideas cloud my brain for !"  WebC  

invent a new expression, word

It is an odd sidelight, to coin a phrase, on road accidents. BNCI

But Michael Foot was a formidable orator and on occasions he could coin a phrase which captured the mood perfectly. BNCI

Such players as Clive Allen and Tony Cottee are shockingly under-valued these days because they cannot be relied upon to step up their work-rate, to coin a phrase. BNCI

vyjít najevo, být objasněno

The vacancies came to light as the Department of the Environment announced a reorganisation of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution, prior to giving it new powers in the `;green'; Bill.  BNCI

According to some stock market sources, Ferranti was in talks with Daimler about the possibility of a partnership before the fraud which now threatens its future came to light.  BNCI

It is a complete mystery to everyone how the following gems came to light in 1989.  BNCI

immediately think of sth

What came to mind when you said this
is the solid rubber tires on super-heavy hauling trucks. Google

Guess what movie just came to mind? Google

A thought came to mind one day as I avoided a cager who just cut me off that sums
up how I feel about riding. Google

make yourself remember sth

It is questionable if anyone has commited it to memory in its entirety. Google

 It was so bad I read it multiple times
and unfortunately commited it to memory.  Google

She has a mind that is like a trap, she never forget's
something once she has commited it to memory.  Google

what everybody knows or is aware of

An inquiry into that case showed that the head's activities had probably been common knowledge among the staff for years. BNCI

By this afternoon, the events of last night, or Dennis's lurid version of them, would be common knowledge on the racing gossip circuit. BNCI

It was common knowledge that Blackburn were in for me, and there were also rumours about Arsenal. BNCI

natural good sense and intelligent understanding

It nearly always came over in a bad light, as a bunch of cocooned scientists trying to hoodwink the common sense of ordinary folk. BNCI

We can only hope that common sense will prevail more quickly than it did in the previous instance. BNCI

It is a matter of carefully considering components used in each project, and using a little common sense. BNCI