mind the store
To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The manager asked me to mind the store while he was away.”
“While the director travels for business, the assistant is left to mind the store and handle daily operations.”
“With the chief executive officer on sabbatical, the board appointed a temporary director to mind the store and ensure the company remained stable.”
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bear in mind
To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
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blow someone's mind
To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.
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bored out of one's mind
Extremely bored.
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cast one's mind back
To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.
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change one's mind
To decide differently than one had decided before.
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change someone's mind
To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.
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close one's mind
To refuse to understand things.
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come to mind
To appear in one's thoughts.
Last updated August 10, 2026