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Meaning of out of sight, out of mind in English

out of sight, out of mind

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said to emphasize that when something or someone cannot be seen, it is easy to forget it, him, or her
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(Definition of out of sight, out of mind from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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out of sight, out of mind

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not able to be seen, and so not thought about:
Problems in remote places can be out of sight, out of mind for many people.
(Definition of out of sight, out of mind from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of out of sight, out of mind

in Chinese (Traditional)
眼不見，心不念。…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
眼不见，心不念。…
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in Spanish
ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente…
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in Portuguese
o que os olhos no não veem, o coração não sente…
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