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
Washti-Biblical Hebrew
Tsila-Hebrew
Farrah['færə]
KarrieKER-ee, KAR-eeEnglish
Katsiaryna-Belarusian
Hlengiwe-Southern African, Zulu