live rent free in someone's head
live rent free in someone's head is the alternative form of live rent-free in someone's head.
Meaning of live rent-free in someone's head
Verb
live rent-free in someone's head (third-person singular simple present lives rent-free in someone's head, present participle living rent-free in someone's head, simple past and past participle lived rent-free in someone's head)
- To be the perpetual focus of someone's thoughts, with that person having no control over this situation.
- Gem of the Day: Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent free in your head.1990 March 8, Ann Landers [Eppie Lederer], “Breast cancer is in her family”, in Daily American, volume 62, number 210, Somerset, Pa., page 12
- Synonyms:
- live rent-free in someone's mind
Forms of live rent free in someone's head
| third-person singular present | lives rent free in someone's head |
|---|---|
| present participle | living rent free in someone's head |
| past participle | lived rent free in someone's head |
| past | lived rent free in someone's head |
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