at/in the back of one's mind
idiom
: in the part of one's mind where thoughts and memories are kept but that are not usually thought about or not perfectly remembered
Somewhere in the back of my mind I knew I'd met him before.
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For those residents, including yours truly, the threat of a tropical storm or hurricane lurks in the back of one's mind during the summer months like the dull pain of a past injury.
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“At/in the back of one's mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%2Fin%20the%20back%20of%20one%27s%20mind. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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