Fear tends to concentrate the mind.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
concentrate — con|cen|trate1 [ kansənə,treıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to give all your attention to the thing you are doing: I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to concentrate. concentrate on: Stop talking and concentrate on your work. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
concentrate the mind — concentrate the/someone’s mind phrase to make someone think clearly about what is important Fear tends to concentrate the mind. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: concentrate … Useful english dictionary
concentrate — I UK [ˈkɒns(ə)nˌtreɪt] / US [ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt] verb Word forms concentrate : present tense I/you/we/they concentrate he/she/it concentrates present participle concentrating past tense concentrated past participle concentrated *** 1) a)… … English dictionary
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