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back of one's mind

The remote part of one's mind or memory, as in With the idea of quitting in the back of his mind, he turned down the next assignment. [c. 1900]

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Nearby words

back o' bourke, back of, back of beyond, back of bourke, back of one's hand, back of one's mind, back off, back office, back on one's feet, back order, back out
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