one-track mind
noun1
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.
- You're nothing but a dirty, dirty old man / You do your thinking with a one-track mind1970, “Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter”, in Alline Bullock (lyrics), Workin’ Together, performed by Ike & Tina Turner:
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- I have a one-track mind, I have a one track-mind / There is a method to the madness, to the madness / Gotta have a one-track mind2018, “One Track Mind”, in AMERICA, performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars ft. A$AP Rocky:
- Related terms
- Johnny-one-note, one-trick pony, single-minded