at/in the back of your mind

at/in the back of your mind
at/in the back of your mind
: in the part of your mind where thoughts and memories are kept
— used to describe ideas, memories, etc., that someone has but that are not usually thought about or not perfectly remembered

The thought of retiring and moving out into the country has been in the back of her mind for many years, and now she's finally doing it.

Somewhere in the back of my mind I knew I'd met him before.

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