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
JannaYAHN-nah (Dutch, Finnish), JAN-ə (English)Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
Battle['bætl]
Johannesyo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
JamesonJAY-mi-sənEnglish
MarciaMAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Yvo-German, Dutch