Hi,
What's difference between "have in mind" and " have on mind"?
Thanks in advance
have something in mind:
to be thinking about something as a possibility (usually used in questions) 'I thought we might eat out tonight.' 'Where did you have in mind?' I think that's probably what he had in mind.
have someone or something on one's mind and have someone or something on the brain (More informal with brain.): to think often about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something. Bill has chocolate on his mind. John has Mary on his mind every minute. Karen has Ken on the brain.
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No, the idioms are "I have something in mind" or "I have something on my mind".
You could say "I have lots of ideas in my mind". That's a valid usage, but it's not idiomatic; it's a normal use of the words, not a fixed saying. But "I have sth in my mind" doesn't sound right.
What's the word for non-idiomatic, meaning perfectly acceptable, but not an idiom?
Last edited by Raymott; 03-Mar-2010 at 11:20.