29.01 Mind

Question 1

idiom, informal: to stop smth immediately so that it does not become a worse problem

Answer 1

nip smth in the bud

*Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

mental faculty
*As people age, their mental faculties may decline.

Question 3

a series of pleasant thoughts about smth you would prefer to be doing or smth you would like to achieve in the future

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

often forgetting or losing things, or not thinking seriously about things

Answer 4

scatterbrained

• My husband is scatterbrained and I have always run the house financially.

Question 5

scatter /ˈskæt.ər

Answer 5

1. to move far apart in different directions:
   * The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots.
2. to cover a surface with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement:
   * Scatter the powder around the plants.

Question 6

a foolish scatterbrained person

Answer 6

featherhead /ˈfe-t͟hər-ˌhed /
featherbrain

Question 7

idiom:
to have a very bad memory
to be unable to remember things

Answer 7

have a memory/mind like a sieve

• Don’t worry about that, Mr Stowell, I’ve got a mind like a sieve.

Question 8

to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry

Answer 8

brood over /bruːd/

• I wish she wouldn’t sit brooding in her room all day.

Question 9

to think carefully and for a long period about something

Answer 9

ruminate /ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt/

*He ruminated over his loss.

Question 10

to be forgotten

Answer 10

slip someone’s memory/mind

*I forgot I’d arranged to meet Richard last night - it completely slipped my mind.

Question 11

to come into someone’s mind : to be thought of by someone

Answer 11

cross someone’s mind

*Did it ever cross your mind that I could be right?

Question 12

idiom: you cannot remember a particular thing, or you cannot remember anything

Answer 12

your mind is a blank/goes blank

*I tried to remember her name, but my mind was a complete blank/went completely blank.

Question 13

to make yourself stop thinking about something

Answer 13

get something out of your mind

*I can’t get that horrible image out of my mind.

Question 14

idiom: to have a plan or intention

Answer 14

have smth in mind
* Did you have anything in mind for Helen’s present?

Question 15

to come quickly into your mind

Answer 15

come to mind

*-Is there anything in particular that comes to mind?
- Nothing comes to my mind

Question 16

to change one’s decision or opinion about something

Answer 16

change one’s mind

• When I first met him I didn’t like him but I’ve changed my mind.