out of sight, out of mind
- out of sight, out of mind
- If one doesn't see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it. - A proverb. * /After Caroline moved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."/
Dictionary of American idioms.
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out of sight, out of mind — mainly spoken phrase used for saying that when you do not see or hear about something, you do not think about it Thesaurus: not paying attentionsynonym Main entry: sight * * * proverb you soon forget people or things that are no longer visible or … Useful english dictionary
out of sight, out of mind — is used to suggest that someone will not think or worry about something if it isn t directly visible or available to them … The small dictionary of idiomes
out of sight, out of mind — ► out of sight, out of mind proverb you soon forget people or things that are no longer visible or present. Main Entry: ↑sight … English terms dictionary
out of sight, out of mind — Out of sight, out of mind is used to suggest that someone will not think or worry about something if it isn t directly visible or available to them. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Out of sight, out of mind — Out of sight, out of mind is used to suggest that someone will not think or worry about something if it isn t directly visible or available to them … Dictionary of English idioms
out of sight, out of mind — Cf. L. absens haeres non erit, an absent person will not be an heir. c 1250 Proverbs of Alfred (1907) 46 He that is ute bi loken [shut out] He is inne sone foryeten [forgotten]. c 1450 tr. T. à Kempis’ De Imitatione Christi (EETS) I. xxxiii. Whan … Proverbs new dictionary
Out of Sight, Out of Mind — Not to be confused with Out of Mind, Out of Sight. For the song of the same name by Anthrax, see State of Euphoria. Out of Sight, Out of Mind was the 99th episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the third episode of the fifth season.… … Wikipedia
out of sight, out of mind — If one doesn t see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it. A proverb. * /After Caroline moved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. / … Dictionary of American idioms
out\ of\ sight,\ out\ of\ mind — proverb If one doesn t see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it. After Caroline moved out of town, Ray soon found other women to date. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind … Словарь американских идиом
out of sight, out of mind — if you do not see it you will forget about it When I moved away, I forgot her out of sight, out of mind, eh … English idioms