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IRREDIOMS ~ A look at common idioms
Phrases, sayings & expressions, what they mean & where they came from
Out of Sight, Out of Mind If you don't see something for a long time, you eventually will stop thinking about it. The ancient Greek Poet Homer used this proverb in his famous epic "The Odyssey" in about 850 B.C. A similar saying was popular in English as early as the 1200s. The image is clear: what is missing from your view will soon be missing from your thoughts. The expression "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" states the opposite. He didn't think he could live another day when his girlfriend moved away. But he did; out of sight, out of mind. (From the "Dictionary of Idioms," Marvin Terban, Scholastic Inc., publisher, 1996) |
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