"one-track mind" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-one-track mind.ogg Forms: one-track minds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} one-track mind (plural one-track minds)
  1. (idiomatic) That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: obstinacy Related terms: Johnny-one-note, one-trick pony, single-minded Translations (obsessed mind): putkiaivo (Finnish), Tunnelblick [masculine] (German), csőlátás (Hungarian), pallino fisso [masculine] (Italian), chiodo fisso [masculine] (Italian), assillo [masculine] (Italian), mania [feminine] (Italian), smania [feminine] (Italian), fissazione [feminine] (Italian), tunnelseende (Swedish)

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