Grammar fix
lasting impression
memory that stays
A strong memory or feeling about someone or something that you remember for a long time.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- Her kindness made a lasting impression on everyone she met.daily life
- One teacher who made a lasting impression on me was my English teacher in high school because she always encouraged us to express our ideas.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: make/leave a lasting impression (on someone)
WrongThe trip made a lasting impression to me.
RightThe trip made/left a lasting impression on me.
'A lasting impression ON someone' (not 'to').
Patternmake/leave a lasting impression (on someone)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Leave a lasting impression' is the fixed natural phrase. 'Created an enduring impact on my memory' is clumsy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
leave a lasting impressionon meon visitorsof the citybehind
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'first impression', which is only about your initial feeling.