prey/weigh on someone's mind

idiom

: to be causing someone worry
These problems have been preying/weighing on his mind.

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“Prey/weigh on someone's mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prey%2Fweigh%20on%20someone%27s%20mind. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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