live rent-free in someone's head

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be the perpetual focus of someone's thoughts, with that person having no control over this situation. US,idiomatic,informal
    — Gem of the Day: Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent free in your head.

词形变化

lives rent-free in someone's head present,singular,third-person living rent-free in someone's head participle,present lived rent-free in someone's head participle,past lived rent-free in someone's head past live rent free in someone's head alternative

词源

Often attributed to American advice columnist Eppie Lederer (1918–2002), who used it in her syndicated advice column in 1990.
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