refresh memory

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refresh your memory

to help you to remember something. McNamara has refreshed his memory by listening to a tape recording of the meeting.

Usage notes: often used by lawyers when asking questions in a trial: “Will this photograph I now show you refresh your memory?”Edited at refresh & trf here. I'm tempted to label "law" but it is not confined to legal contexts. It is a common cliche in legal proceedings, however. Legal stenographers have a shorthand abbreviation for it. --SL, 8/02

See also: memory

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