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one-track mind

idiom
Meaning

That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.


Examples
SIMPLE

He has a one-track mind and only talks about football.

CONTEXTUAL

Stop asking about the project budget; you have a one-track mind today.

COMPLEX

Her one-track mind regarding the upcoming promotion prevented her from noticing the growing tension among her colleagues.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    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.

  2. 02

    blow someone's mind

    To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.

  3. 03

    bored out of one's mind

    Extremely bored.

  4. 04

    cast one's mind back

    To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.

  5. 05

    change one's mind

    To decide differently than one had decided before.

  6. 06

    change someone's mind

    To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.

  7. 07

    close one's mind

    To refuse to understand things.

  8. 08

    come to mind

    To appear in one's thoughts.

Last updated April 17, 2026