Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the brain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: on the brain
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Obsessively in mind.

Example Sentences

"I've been studying for my electronics exam so hard, for so long, that now I've got circuit diagrams on the brain!"
"Though a good chuckle-headed fellow, and free with his bread and cheese, he seemed to have his lord the Abbot on the brain[.]"

Questions

What does on the brain mean?: Obsessively in mind.

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