in the back of someone's mind
- in the back of someone's mind
*in the back of someone's mind
Fig. remembered by someone, but not very important; vaguely remembered by someone. (*Typically:
have something \in the back of someone's mind
; keep something \in the back of someone's mind
; leave something \in the back of someone's mind
; put something \in the back of someone's mind
; remain\in the back of someone's mind
; stay \in the back of someone's mind.) •
You should put this problem in the back of your mind and concentrate on other things.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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