- prey on mind
- prey on (someone's) mind
if something preys on someone's mind, they worry about it for a long time.
I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been preying on my mind ever since.
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prey on mind
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prey on/upon — [phrasal verb] 1 prey on/upon (something) : to hunt and kill (something) for food The wolves prey on small animals. 2 prey on/upon (someone) : to hurt, cheat, or steal from (someone) c … Useful english dictionary
prey on someone's mind — prey on someone’s mind phrase if something preys on your mind, you think and worry about it all the time The criticism preyed on my mind. Thesaurus: to make someone worried or nervoussynonym Main entry: prey … Useful english dictionary
prey´er — prey «pray», noun, verb. –n. 1. any animal or animals hunted or seized for food by another animal: »Mice and birds are the prey of cats. The relative number of predatory fish…increased significantly compared with their prey (F. S. Bodenheimer). 2 … Useful english dictionary
Prey — Prey, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preying}.] [OF. preier, preer, L. praedari, fr. praeda. See {Prey}, n.] To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence. [1913 Webster] More pity that the eagle should be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prey on someone's mind — prey on (someone s) mind if something preys on someone s mind, they worry about it for a long time. I lost my temper with her the other day and it s been preying on my mind ever since … New idioms dictionary
Mind control — (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, mind abuse, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process in which a group or individual systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes… … Wikipedia
prey on somebody's mind — prey on sb s ˈmind idiom (of a thought, problem, etc.) to make sb think and worry about it all the time • The thought that he could have helped more preyed on his mind. Main entry: ↑preyidiom … Useful english dictionary
prey on the mind — index obsess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prey\ on — • prey (up)on v 1. To habitually kill and eat; catch for food. Cats prey on mice. 2. To capture or take in spoils of war or robbery. Pirates preyed on American ships in the years just after the Revolutionary War. 3. To cheat; rob. Gangsters… … Словарь американских идиом
prey\ upon — • prey (up)on v 1. To habitually kill and eat; catch for food. Cats prey on mice. 2. To capture or take in spoils of war or robbery. Pirates preyed on American ships in the years just after the Revolutionary War. 3. To cheat; rob. Gangsters… … Словарь американских идиом
