Are you good at remembering people's names when you first meet them?

A natural way to answer

I'm not great, to be honest. I usually try to repeat the name straight back to help it stick in my head, but in a big group I still lose track of who's who.

Key phrases to use

• go in one ear and out the other — be heard but immediately forgotten“The instructions went in one ear and out the other.”
• feel a bit silly — feel slightly foolish or embarrassed“I felt a bit silly asking his name twice.”
• stick in my head — be easy to remember and stay in your memory“Unusual names tend to stick in my head.”