say (something) to (yourself)

to think about something.

Just yesterday I said to myself that I need to get someone to fix the steps, and today this one has split.

Usage notes: usually said about an effort to remember something you should do

Related vocabulary: think to yourself

• can't keep your eyes off someone
• can't keep your eyes off something
• can't keep your hands off
• can't keep your hands off someone
• can't make head nor tail of
• can't make head nor tail of something
• can't make head or tail of
• can't make head or tail of something
• can't put a foot wrong
• can't see beyond the end of nose
• can't see beyond the end of your nose
• can't see past the end of nose
• can't see past the end of your nose
• can't see the wood for the trees
• can't stand the pace
• can't take eyes off
• can't take eyes off someone
• can't take eyes off something
• can't take the pace
• can't take your eyes off
• can't take your eyes off someone
• can't take your eyes off something
• can't tell arse from elbow
• can't tell arse from your elbow
• can't tell your arse from elbow