29.01 Mind Flashcards
idiom, informal: to stop smth immediately so that it does not become a worse problem
nip smth in the bud
*Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.
a person’s ability to think, reason, remember, or perceive things. It describes different aspects of the mind that allow someone to process information and function cognitively
mental faculty
*As people age, their mental faculties may decline.
a series of pleasant thoughts about smth you would prefer to be doing or smth you would like to achieve in the future
daydream
daydream about:
* I was just enjoying a daydream about winning the Nobel Prize for literature.
in a daydream:
* He never paid attention in class and seemed to be in a permanent daydream.
often forgetting or losing things, or not thinking seriously about things
scatterbrained
- My husband is scatterbrained and I have always run the house financially.
scatter /ˈskæt.ər
- to move far apart in different directions:
* The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots. - to cover a surface with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement:
* Scatter the powder around the plants.
a foolish scatterbrained person
featherhead /ˈfe-t͟hər-ˌhed /
featherbrain
idiom:
to have a very bad memory
to be unable to remember things
have a memory/mind like a sieve
- Don’t worry about that, Mr Stowell, I’ve got a mind like a sieve.
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry
brood over /bruːd/
- I wish she wouldn’t sit brooding in her room all day.
to think carefully and for a long period about something
ruminate /ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt/
*He ruminated over his loss.
to be forgotten
slip someone’s memory/mind
*I forgot I’d arranged to meet Richard last night - it completely slipped my mind.
to come into someone’s mind : to be thought of by someone
cross someone’s mind
*Did it ever cross your mind that I could be right?
idiom: you cannot remember a particular thing, or you cannot remember anything
your mind is a blank/goes blank
*I tried to remember her name, but my mind was a complete blank/went completely blank.
to make yourself stop thinking about something
get something out of your mind
*I can’t get that horrible image out of my mind.
idiom: to have a plan or intention
have smth in mind
* Did you have anything in mind for Helen’s present?
to come quickly into your mind
come to mind
*-Is there anything in particular that comes to mind?
- Nothing comes to my mind
to change one’s decision or opinion about something
change one’s mind
- When I first met him I didn’t like him but I’ve changed my mind.
the process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions to affect you
critical thinking
a restless, easily distracted, and uncontrollable state of mind, often filled with racing thoughts
Monkey mind
*Meditation helps calm the monkey mind and bring inner peace.
avoiding judgments based on one’s personal and especially moral standards
non-judgmental (ly)
*A good friend is nonjudgmental.
extreme narrowness of viewpoint
= not open-minded
= narrow-minded
tunnel vision /ˌtʌn.əl ˈvɪʒ.ən/
- His tunnel vision made sensible discussions on political issues nearly impossible.
This phrase expresses a wish or a regret about not saying something cool in a past conversation
- How great it would be if I said that cool phrase in those conversations.
= sleep
slumber /ˈslʌm.bər/
- The baby drifted into a peaceful slumber. (noun, poetic)
to pursue prey stealthily
stalk /stɔːk/
- He was arrested for stalking.
- a movie about a detective being stalked by a killer
to stop moving or doing something or happening
Security forces * the demonstrators by blocking the road.
halt /hɒlt/
- Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.
adj: difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
elusive /iˈluː.sɪv/
- Success, however, remained elusive for her.
the quality of being temporary
- the * of human existence/fame
transience /ˈtræn.zi.əns/
- the transience of human existence/fame
a person or animal being hunted or looked for
quarry /ˈkwɒr.i/
*The dogs pursued their quarry into an empty house.
small and often not important details
the minutiae /mɪˈnuː.ʃi.aɪ/
- Comedy is so often based on the minutiae of everyday life.
