mind the store
To be responsible for an office while others are gone.
It seems that all of our employees are taking a lunch break at the same time. I wonder who’s minding the store.
Lynne agreed to mind the store while the others went outside to watch the parade passing by.
mind you
I want you to notice and understand.
Mind you, I am not blaming him.
narrow-minded
Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted.
He is generally very open about everything, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow-minded.
Narrow-minded people tend to discriminate against groups of people with which they have nothing in common.
The opposite of narrow-minded is broad-minded.
Ted is so broad-minded that he has almost no standards by which he judges others.
never mind
Don't trouble about it; don't worry about it; don't be concerned about it; forget it; skip it. Usually used in speaking or when writing dialogue.
Never mind preparing a picnic lunch; we'll find a lunchstand when we get to the beach.
"What did you say?" "Oh, never mind."
"What about money?" "Never mind that. I'll take care of it."
When he spilled his drink on my coat, I said, "Never mind. It needs to be cleaned anyway."
So you weren't listening to me again. Never mind; it wasn't important.
of the same mind
In agreement; in consonance.
It is a good thing when father and son are of the same mind regarding business and politics.
on one's mind
In one's thoughts.
I'm glad you want to talk about this. It's been on my mind for weeks.
What's on your mind?
open-minded
Having no dogmatic or biased views on matters of theory, religion, politics, etc.
Fred is easy to talk to about anything; he is a highly intelligent and open-minded person.
out of one's head
out of one's mind
out of one's senses
off one's head
Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy.
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched.
Her friends thought she was out of her mind to marry that man.