on the brain
Can't stop thinking
To have something on the brain is to be preoccupied or obsessed with it, unable to stop thinking about it: I've had that song on the brain all day.
The phrase suggests thoughts that won't leave you alone, lodged in your mind whether you want them there or not.
- earwormInescapable catchy melody
- broken recordSymbol of tedious repetition
- tunnel visionInability to see periphery
- one-track mindSingular mental focus
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
stuck in my head · on repeat · preoccupation · fixation · single-mindedness · idée fixe · perseveration · overthinking · racing thoughts · fascination · bee in one's bonnet · addiction · compulsion · rumination · craving · infatuation · cognition · brainwaves
on the brainforgotten
No longer recalled
out of mind · dismissed · put out of one's head · overlooked · off the radar
on the brainon the back burner
Low priority, delayed
beneath notice · out of sight out of mind · unconsidered · overlooked · neglected
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