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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arnot	['a:nət]
Kapua	-	Hawaiian
Charlotte	shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Macarena	mah-kah-RE-nah	Spanish
Payton	['peitn]
Kaur	-	Indian (Sikh)