back of one's mind



back of one's mind

The remote part of one's mind or memory, as in With the idea of quitting in the back of his mind, he turned down the next assignment. [c. 1900]
See also: back, mind, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gottfrid-Swedish
Arran-Scottish
MarkMAHRK (English, Russian)English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical
KoryKAWR-eeEnglish
Zarathushtra-Ancient Persian
Atefeh-Persian