jog someone's memory
Fig. to stimulate someone's memory to recall something. Hearing the first part of the song I'd forgotten really jogged my
memory. DI tried to jog Bill's memory about our
childhood antics.
jog your memory
to cause you to remember something Police are hoping to jog people's memory by showing them pictures of a
car that was used in a robbery.
take a stroll/trip down memory lane
to remember some of the happy things that
you did in the past We were just taking a stroll down memory
lane and recalling the days of our youth.
Cambridge
Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006
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