at the back of (one's) mind



at the back of (one's) mind

Present in one's thoughts or in one's attention, without ever being fully obscured by any other thoughts or considerations. Whenever I park in the city, the fear of being towed is always at the back of my mind.
See also: back, mind, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PiusPIE-əs (English)Late Roman
Ewelina-Polish
Edmonda-Italian
AulisOW-leesFinnish
AppiusAP-pi-uws (Ancient Roman), AP-ee-əs (English)Ancient Roman
Suraj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali