have (one's) mind in the gutter

have (one's) mind in the gutter

slang To have or give voice to lewd, inappropriate thoughts (about someone or something). Hey, don't stay dirty stuff like that around my mother. Do you have your mind in the gutter? A: "And then she compared my model rocket to a phallus." B: "Ew, gross. She always has her mind in the gutter." What do you expect? Johnny's a 13-year-old boy—of course he has his mind in the gutter.

See also: gutter, have, mind

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have one's mind in the gutter

 and have got one's mind in the gutter

Fig. tending to think of or say things that are obscene. Tiffany has her mind in the gutter. That's why she laughs at all that dirty stuff. Why do you tell so many dirty jokes? Do you always have your mind in the gutter.

See also: gutter, have, mind

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

have one’s mind in the gutter

tv. to think or suggest something obscene. (Have got can replace have.) Tiffany has her mind in the gutter. That’s why she laughs at all that dirty stuff.

See also: gutter, have, mind

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