idiom : common saying > Great wits have short memories.
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Wits have short memories
  Explanation: Noble and often forgetful. Originally referred to the official arrogance, do not forget the past and pay, for the irony of people after the forgetful.
  Usage: The main predicate; as attribute, object; containing derogatory, sarcastic person for the forgetful
  Source: Five king _set_ Paul "Don pick words Volume II": "If also wits have short memories, difficult period of the country who, once the servant surprise, and the king side by side cabinet, side eye, as a phase, the beginning of regret and thank the public servant, servant security can be colored on Jun peace? "
  Examples: You always ~, and there remember us? (Qing Cao Xueqin, "Dream of Red Mansions," the fourth round)
No. 2
  See "wits have short memories."
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No. 3
  词 目 贵人多忘事
  发 音 guì rén duō wàng shì
  释 义 高贵者往往善忘。原指高官态度傲慢,不念旧交,后用于讽刺人健忘。
  出 处 五代·王定保《唐摭言》卷二:“倘也贵人多忘,国士难期,使仆一朝出其不意,与君并肩台阁,侧眼相视,公始悔而谢仆,仆安能有色于君乎?”
  示 例 你老是~了,那里还记得我们?(清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第四回)
成语词典
  成语名称 贵人多忘事 汉语拼音 guì rén duō wàng shì 成语释义 高贵者往往善忘。原指高官态度傲慢,不念旧交,后用于讽刺人健忘。 成语出处 五代·王定保《唐摭言》卷二:“倘也贵人多忘,国士难期,使仆一朝出其不意,与君并肩台阁,侧眼相视,公始悔而谢仆,仆安能有色于君乎?” 使用例句 你老是贵人多忘事了,那里还记得我们?
  ★清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第四回
English Expression
  1. :  Great wits have short memories.
Thesaurus
honourable men easily forget