back of one's mind

English

Alternative forms

• the back of one's head

Noun

back of one's mind

1. One's remote memory
2. The supposed location of low-importance plans
   • 2008, Major General John Frost; A Drop Too Many:

     In the backs of all our minds was the proud hope that somehow or other we should get there.

   Wallpapering the bedroom has been at the back of my mind for some time now.