have on the brain

have on the brain
have (something) on the brain informal to not be able to stop thinking or talking about one particular thing.

You've got cars on the brain. Can't we talk about something else for a change?


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  • have on the brain — ► have on the brain informal be obsessed with. Main Entry: ↑brain …   English terms dictionary

  • To have on the brain — Brain Brain (br[=a]n), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen, br[ae]gen; akin to LG. br[ a]gen, bregen, D. brein, and perh. to Gr. bre gma, brechmo s, the upper part of head, if [beta] = [phi]. [root]95.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • have on the brain — idi+inf to think about constantly …   From formal English to slang

  • have something on the brain — informal phrase to be very interested in something, so that you keep thinking and talking about it He’s got football on the brain. Thesaurus: to be, or to become interested in somethingsynonym Main entry: brain * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • have something on the brain — have (something) on the brain informal to not be able to stop thinking or talking about one particular thing. You ve got cars on the brain. Can t we talk about something else for a change? …   New idioms dictionary

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  • have something on the brain — tv. to be obsessed with something. (Have got can replace have.) □ You’ve just got girls on the brain, you silly twit. □ I have money on the brain, I guess …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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  • have something on the brain —    If you have something on the brain, you think or talk abut it all constantly.     Stop talking about golf. You ve got golf on the brain! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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