have the attention span of a gnat
have the attention span of a gnat
To be easily distracted. My son has the attention span of a gnat, I swear. If I tell him to do something, he forgets about it almost instantly! We all have the attention span of gnats after so many years of multitasking.
See also: attention, gnat, have, of, span
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- span
- have the attention span of a mosquito
- swear down
- swear
- (one's) mind goes blank
- one's mind went blank
- stain (something) with (something)
- stain with
- if it's the last thing I do
- senior moment