practical, scientific, etc. turn of mind Idiom

a piece of my mind

my criticism of what you did, a tongue-lashing If my son stayed out all night, I'd give him a piece of my mind.

absent-minded

forgetful Our neighbor is very absent-minded and is always getting locked out of his house.

blow your mind

amaze you, astound you, shock you Watching films of the holocaust will blow your mind.

boggle the mind

stop the normal thinking process by being fantastic or incredible, unbelievable It really boggles the mind when you think how quickly the Internet began to have a major impact on people's lives.

boggle your mind

confuse you, make your head spin These numbers boggle my mind. I don't understand them.

bring to mind

recall something Her perfect acting brought to mind some of the great actresses of the past.

change one's mind

decide to do something different from what had been decided

change your mind

choose a different plan, change your decision Please change your mind about leaving home. Please don't go.

clear your head/mind

relax so you can think clearly After an argument I need time to clear my head, to become calm.

do you mind

do you care? does it matter? Do you mind if I sit on your desk? Does it bother you?

a (kind of) about-face of mind

A accurate way of considering, cerebration about, or abutting things in one's life. My dad consistently had a actual businesslike about-face of mind, so aggregate he did had to be advised adjoin how it would account him and the family. With the absolution of his new book book about all-embracing policy, the brilliant amateur has been absolute a decidedly bookish about-face of mind.Learn more: mind, of, turn

a practical, scientific, etc. about-face of ˈmind

a practical, scientific, etc. way of cerebration about things: He’s got a actual applied about-face of mind. He can fix anything.Learn more: mind, of, turn

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