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
JockJAHKScottish
Zara (1)ZAHR-əEnglish (Modern)
Cameron['kæmərən]
Nadejdanah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Subhash-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
OnÉSime-French