one-track mind

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one-track mind

noun 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. He has a one-track mind. All he ever talks about is trains and railroads.

    Similar: obstinacy, doggedness, conviction, insistence, pertinacity, self-will, recalcitrance, resolve, stubbornness, temerity, tenacity, vehemence

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noun obsessed mind

DeutschTunnelblick
Italianopallino fisso, chiodo fisso, assillo, mania, smania, fissazione

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@misc{one_track_mind_2026,
  title = {one-track mind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one-track%20mind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}