put one in mind of

put (one) in mind of (someone or something)

To remind one of someone or something. Cold weather like this always puts me in mind of childhood trips to our cabin in the mountains. That actor puts me in mind of John. Don't you think?

See also: mind, of, put

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put one in mind of

Remind one, as in You put me in mind of your grandmother. This idiom was first recorded in 1530. For a synonym see call to mind.

See also: mind, of, one, put

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