one-track mind
| Main Entry: | one-track mind |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a focus on one issue or topic, to the exclusion of all else; an obsession with one thing |
| Example: | She just has a one-track mind, wanting to move on. |
| Etymology: | 1938; fr. railways |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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One-track mind
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Idioms & Phrases
one-track mind
A mind limited to only one line of thought or action, as in All you think about is sex
you have a one-track mind. This expression, alluding to a train that runs only on one track or in one direction, was first recorded in 1928.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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