forgotten
forget (one's) manners
To act in a rude, impolite, or otherwise inappropriate way. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to reach across the table like that—I must have forgotten my manners for a minute there. How could you say something like that to me? Have you forgotten your manners?
See also: forget, manner
gone but not forgotten
Some who is frequently remembered in spite of their physical absence (which, in many cases, is due to their death). My mother is gone but not forgotten—I think of her when I wake up every morning. My sister is living on the West Coast now, but people ask me about her all the time—she's gone but not forgotten.
See also: but, forgotten, gone, not
long absent, soon forgotten
The longer a person is not present, the easier they are to forget about. A: "Is Carrie really dating someone else now?" B: "You've been gone for months! Long absent, soon forgotten."
See also: forgotten, long, soon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
gone but not forgotten
Cliché gone or dead and still remembered. The good days we used to have together are gone, but not forgotten. Uncle Harry is gone but not forgotten. The stain where he spilled the wine is still visible in the parlor carpet.
See also: but, forgotten, gone, not
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- forget (one's) manners
- forget manners
- good/bad form
- bad form
- out of courtesy
- out of courtesy (to one)
- poor form
- licking