Mind Idioms

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screw up

Meaning: slang depicting that a mistake was made.

Example: I really screwed up this time. My wife will never forgive me for forgetting her birthday. Read more ➺


mind your own business

Meaning: to look into your own matter

Example: I would like you to mind your own business and stop telling me what to do. Read more ➺


mind your own beeswax

Meaning: do not interfere into someone else's matter

Example: I am not asking for your opinion, mind your own beeswax. Read more ➺


lose it

Meaning: go insane or crazy

Example: I thought he had lost it when he told me how much his new car had cost. Read more ➺


never mind

Meaning: to urge somebody not to worry about something

Example: Never mind, I will do it myself. Read more ➺


memory like a sieve

Meaning: poor memory

Example: I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday - I've got a memory like a sieve! Read more ➺


out of sight, out of mind

Meaning: to not stay an active issue when something is not immediately visible

Example: The company's top managers do not consider these government policy changes and important for their strategic planning. It is out of sight, out of mind for them but that is not a good thing in any way. Read more ➺


blow someone’s mind

Meaning: To amaze or astonish someone completely; to cause intense wonder or excitement.

Example: The breathtaking view from the top of the mountain blew my mind; I had never seen anything so beautiful. Read more ➺


out of mind

Meaning: to not be thinking clearly

Example: The gardener was out of his mind to have made such a mess of my beautifully landscaped garden. I am never calling him back. Read more ➺


great minds think alike

Meaning: thoughts of very intelligent people are similar to each other

Example: The two of us had the same idea at the same time. Well, great minds think alike! Read more ➺


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