English Explanatory Dictionary

live rent-free in someone's head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be the perpetual focus of someone's thoughts, with that person having no control over this situation.

Word forms

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Etymology

Often attributed to American advice columnist Eppie Lederer (1918–2002), who used it in her syndicated advice column in 1990.

Synonyms

live rent-free in someone's mind
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