back of one's mind

Definitions

1. One's remote memory.
2. The supposed location of low-importance plans within the brain.

Equivalents

Examples

“So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have⟳ been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds.”

“Wallpapering the bedroom has been at the back of my mind⟳ for some time now.”

“In the backs of all our minds was the proud hope⟳ that somehow or other we should get⟳ there.”

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