cross one's mind
‘it never crossed his mind that this would upset her’
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occur to one, come to one, come to mind, spring to mind, enter one's head, enter one's mind, strike one, hit one, dawn on one, come into one's consciousness, suggest itself
put someone in mind of
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remind of, cause to remember, recall, conjure up, suggest, evoke, summon up, call up
resemble, look like
mind out
‘mind out—there's a car coming’
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take care, be careful, watch out, look out, beware, be on one's guard, be wary, be watchful, keep one's eyes open, be cautious
out of one's mind
1‘if you think I'll agree to this you must be out of your mind!’
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mad, insane, deranged, demented, not in one's right mind, non compos mentis, unbalanced, mad as a hatter, mad as a March hare
British sectionable
informal crazy, mental, off one's head, out of one's head, off one's nut, nuts, nutty, off one's rocker, not right in the head, not quite right in the head, round the bend, raving mad, bats, bonkers, cuckoo, loopy, loony, bananas, loco, with a screw loose, touched, gaga, off the wall, not all there, out to lunch, not right upstairs
British informal barmy, batty, crackers, barking, barking mad, round the twist, off one's trolley, not the full shilling, away with the fairies
North American informal buggy, nutsy, nutso, out of one's tree, meshuga, squirrelly, wacko
Canadian, New Zealand informal bushed
New Zealand informal porangi
2‘I've been out of my mind with worry’
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frantic, beside oneself, berserk, distraught, in a frenzy
informal crazy
give someone a piece of one's mind
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reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, chastise, castigate, upbraid, berate, read someone the Riot Act, haul over the coals
informal tell off, bawl out, blow up, give someone hell, give someone a talking-to, dress down, give someone a telling-off, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, give someone a row
British informal tick off, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful
North American informal chew out
British vulgar slang bollock, tear someone a new arsehole, rip someone a new arsehole
North American vulgar slang chew someone's ass, tear someone a new asshole, rip someone a new asshole
to my mind
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in my opinion, in my view, as I see it, to my way of thinking, according to my way of thinking, from my standpoint, personally, in my estimation, in my judgement, in my book, for my money, if you ask me
bear in mind
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remember, note, make a mental note of, be mindful of, do not forget, take into account, take into consideration, consider, take cognizance of, take note of, be cognizant of
never mind
1‘never mind the cost’
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don't bother about, pay no attention to, don't worry about, don't concern yourself with, disregard, forget, don't take into consideration, don't give a second thought to, don't think twice about
2‘never mind, it's all right now’
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don't apologize, forget it, don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, don't mention it, it's unimportant
be in two minds
‘I was in two minds whether to hit him’
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be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure, be hesitant, be ambivalent, hesitate, waver, vacillate, dither, be on the horns of a dilemma
British haver, hum and haw
Scottish swither
informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally, blow hot and cold
change one's mind
‘at the last moment I changed my mind’
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reconsider, think again, think twice, have second thoughts, review one's position, come round
have something in mind
‘did you have anything specific in mind?’
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think of, contemplate
intend, aim, plan, design, propose, purpose, aspire, desire, want, wish, set out