Re: "On" my mind or "In" my mind?

Posted by Elinor on 2006/7/29 22:50:19

on one's mind

1. She looks very worried; I wonder what’s on her mind.

(Source: Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture)

2. have sth on one’s mind: to have (something, esp. something that causes worry) in one’s thoughts

e.g. I’ve had my father’s illness on my mind all day.
e.g. He’s got too much on his mind to worry about your problems.

(Source: Longman English-Chinese Dictionary of English Idioms)


in one's mind

依某人的想法；在某人看來

(Source: Wen Shin's English-Chinese Dictionary of Contemporary English)

I couldn't find the examples of this idiom, Kathy.