Used in reference to a person whose thoughts are preoccupied with one subject or interest.
‘The ones who are guiding the government's economic decisions from inside or outside - mostly former World Bank and IMF employees - have one-track minds.’
‘. Having decided that he's going to ride the sponsorship scandal to the finish line, he had a one-track mind in these debates.’
‘The tram ride all the way to Spencer St Station is futile, with my sleep-deprived one-track mind hallucinating so there is a giant Red Bull can on top of every blue sedan I see.’
‘Well that is fine and good, but that is their only strategy to get out of a deficit budget position (they have a one-track mind, and the traffic on it is very light).’
‘Wicksteed, who uses my own legitimate title of Cosmologer rather than his real name, is a sick individual with a one-track mind and is driven by the same sort of hatred.’
‘Because I don't have a one-track mind, I seem to have a foot in each of two camps of thought - related, though not outrightly so.’
‘You've got a one-track mind, but most women don't take that train.’
‘Today's media has a one-track mind that repeats sound bites and is rarely able to provide detailed and relevant news coverage.’
‘Her one-track mind and obsession with the sport makes her sound like a certain German racing driver who won't settle for second best.’
‘Sometimes it's hard to be the girl who has a one-track mind all the time…’
‘It seems that he suddenly appreciates that to retire from professional rugby is no longer to be compelled to have a one-track mind.’
‘Johnson, with her one-track mind for track, soon was forced to do less training when injuries halted her progress.’
‘We all have a one-track mind and we try and filter out things that disagree with us.’
‘But when it comes to work he has a one-track mind and, make no mistake, at the end there waves a chequered flag.’
‘Age, a new outlook on life and experience have helped change his once one-track mind.’
‘I have commented before on decent articles about linguistic topics getting stupid titles stuck on them by editors who seem to have one-track minds limited to words and symbols and tongues and noises you make with your mouth.’
‘The 11-year age gap between Luisa and her two young admirers is magnified by the emphasis on her maturity and experience contrasted with the boys' foolish, one-track minds.’
‘I'm sure it will open a whole new horizon for your one-track mind.’
‘‘Good evening, good sir,’ Gavin said cheerfully, then promptly began ignoring the man as his generally one-track mind decided to settle itself on the wide array of food that littered the table.’
‘She got up from the couch and took her bag with her, ‘You really do have a one-track mind, don't you?’’
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