Emotions & feelings
in the back of your mind
present but not your main thought
If something is in the back of your mind, you are aware of it without thinking about it all the time.
Hear it in real life
Did you worry about missing the train?
It was in the back of my mind, but I tried to enjoy the trip.
The possibility of moving abroad was always in the back of my mind.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It was at the back in my mind all day.
Say: It was in the back of my mind all day.
The expression uses “in,” not “at,” and includes “of” before the person’s mind.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be in the back of my mind; stay in the back of your mind
Your turn: say it out loud
The possibility of moving abroad was always in the back of my mind.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
in the back of your mind
present but not your main thought
“The possibility of moving abroad was always in the back of my mind.”
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