mind

at the back of your mind: seeback.

be in (or of) two minds be unable to decide between alternatives.

be a weight off your mind: seeweight.

bear in mind remember and take into account.

blow someone's mind affect someone very strongly. informal

☞ Blow someone's mind was originally a mid-20th-century expression for the effect of hallucinatory drugs such as LSD.

cast your mind back think back; recall an earlier time.

close (or shut) your mind to (or against) refuse to consider or acknowledge.

come (or spring) to mind (of a thought or idea) occur to someone; be thought of.

cross your mind (of a thought or idea) occur to you, especially transiently.

frame of mind: seeframe.

give someone a piece of your mind: seepiece.

great minds think alike used to flag up the coincidence when two people think of the same thing at the same time or have the same opinion.

have a mind of your own

1 be capable of independent opinion or action.

2 (of an inanimate object) seem capable of thought and desire, especially by behaving contrary to the will of the person using it.

have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something be very much inclined to do something.

have something on your mind be troubled by the thought of something.

hearts and minds: seeheart.

in your mind's eye in your imagination or mental view.

make up your mind make a decision; decide.

a meeting of minds: seemeeting.

mind over matter the power of the mind asserted over the physical universe; the use of willpower to overcome physical problems.

mind your Ps and Qs be careful to behave well and avoid giving offence.

☞ Various suggestions have been made concerning the significance of P and Q. One obvious one is that a child learning to read or write might have difficulty in distinguishing between the two tailed letters p and q. Another is that printers had to be very careful not to confuse the two letters when setting type.

mind the shop be temporarily in charge of affairs.

mind your back (or backs) used to warn inattentive bystanders that someone wants to get past. informal

never mind

1 used to urge someone not to feel anxiety or distress.

2 used to suggest that a problem or objection is not important.

3also never you mind used in refusing to answer a question.

4 used to indicate that what has been said about one thing applies even more to another.

not pay someone any mind not pay someone any attention. North American

on someone's mind preoccupying someone, especially in a disquieting way.

open your mind to be prepared to consider or acknowledge; be receptive to.

out of your mind

1 having lost control of your mental faculties; insane.

2 used to express a belief in someone's foolishness or mental turmoil.

3 suffering from the specified condition to a very high degree.

presence of mind: seepresence.

put someone in mind of resemble and so cause someone to think of or remember.

2004MV Daily Physically, he put me in mind of a cross between a young Michael Palin and the late, lamented David Munrow.

put your mind to something start to concentrate on something.

speak your mind: seespeak.

take a load off someone's mind: seeload.