Idioms

I'm terrible with/at names

I'm terrible with/at names

I have a very hard time remembering people's names. A: "No, I'm Matt." B: "I'm so sorry, I'm terrible with names." A: "Alyssa, right?" B: "Amanda." A: "I'm sorry, I'm terrible at names." Hey, tall guy in the blue suit over there—what's his name? I'm just terrible with names.
See also: name, terrible
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I'm terrible at names.

 and I'm awful at names.
I can't seem to remember anyone's name. (Said as an apology to someone whose name you have forgotten.) I'm terrible at names. Please tell me yours again. Haven't we met already? I'm awful at names.
See also: name, terrible
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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