jog someone's memory

verb

To cause someone to remember something, suddenly; to spark a memory.

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Meanings

verbjog someone's memory (third-person singular simple present jogs someone's memory, present participle jogging someone's memory, simple past and past participle jogged someone's memory)

present singular third person jogs someone's memory · participle present jogging someone's memory · participle past jogged someone's memory · past jogged someone's memory

  1. idiomaticTo cause someone to remember something, suddenly; to spark a memory.
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