prey on mind



prey on somebody's mind

if something preys on someone's mind, they worry about it for a long time I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been preying on my mind ever since.
See also: mind, on, prey

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ravindra-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Sigihard-Ancient Germanic
Hai-Chinese
Mauriciomow-REE-thyo (Spanish), mow-REE-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
AstraAS-trəEnglish (Rare)
Anatole-French