on the brain
idiom
informal
: always in one's thoughts
I've had pizza on the brain all day.
He's got sex on the brain.
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Not unlike the voting body for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Kate Eberstadt has had Timothée Chalamet on the brain lately.
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
Think of the effects of fear on the brain in two categories: cognitive and emotional.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
The effect of caffeine on the brain was noted as particularly relevant in the right medial temporal lobe.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
The former’s had the Giants on the brain for weeks, even to the point of flashing some custom cleats that featured the G-Men’s famous blue-and-red logo.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
Think of the effects of fear on the brain in two categories: cognitive and emotional.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
The effect of caffeine on the brain was noted as particularly relevant in the right medial temporal lobe.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
The former’s had the Giants on the brain for weeks, even to the point of flashing some custom cleats that featured the G-Men’s famous blue-and-red logo.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
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