Out of sight, out of mind

Cultural  

1. We often forget about things or people who are absent.

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Example Sentences

Instead, “It is kind of out of sight, out of mind,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Consider the old saying “Out of sight, out of mind,” otherwise known as OOS, OOM.

From Literature

"For many, it is an urgent wake up call to just what is going on in our oceans. But it can no longer be a matter of 'out of sight, out of mind'."

From BBC

It was "locked away in our study... a case of out of sight, out of mind".

From BBC

They also tend to occur away from roads and people, so they’re easily overlooked — out of sight, out of mind.

From Salon