🗓️ Idiom: A Scatterbrain (noun)
💬 Meaning
- A person who is forgetful or easily distracted.
- Someone who has trouble focusing or keeping things organized.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Sarah forgot the client meeting again. She’s such a scatterbrain.
- Don’t be a scatterbrain; double-check the report before you send it.
- He’s brilliant but a bit of a scatterbrain when it comes to deadlines.
🏛️ Origin
The word “scatterbrain” appeared in English in the late 1700s. It combines “scatter,” meaning to spread things around, and “brain,” suggesting thoughts that are not focused. It has long been used to describe someone whose ideas or attention seem scattered and disorganised.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
She forgot to bring the contract again—what a __________!
Answer
scatterbrain
2. Choose the correct option:
What does “a scatterbrain” mean?
a) A person who plans everything carefully
b) Someone who forgets things easily
c) Someone who works too slowly
Answer
b) Someone who forgets things easily
3. Change the sentence using “a scatterbrain”:
“Mark is always losing his notes and forgetting appointments.”
Answer
Mark is such a scatterbrain.
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