freeze (someone or something) in (someone's) memory

freeze (someone or something) in (someone's) memory

To maintain someone or something in one's memory. I could never forget what it felt like to hold my baby for the first time—I froze that moment in my memory.See also: freeze, memory

freeze someone or something in one's memory

Fig. to preserve the image of someone or something in one's memory. I tried to freeze her in my memory so I would have her with me always. I froze the scene in my memory.See also: freeze, memory