have a good mind to



have a good mind to

Be strongly inclined to, as in She had a good mind to tell him everything. A slightly weaker form of this idiom is have a mind to, as in I have a mind to spend my next vacation in the desert. Formerly this idiom was sometimes put as have a great mind to. [c. 1400] Also see half a mind.
See also: good, have, mind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Waldemarvahl-DE-mahr (German, Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish
ZuriÑE-Basque
Mi-Kyungmee-gyungKorean
TamsinTAM-sinEnglish (British)
Anila-Indian, Hindi
Jen[dʒen]