in (one's) mind's eye
In one's imagination or mind, especially referring to something that is being visualized. Before I write a scene, I try to visualize it in my mind's eye, to see how everyone is situated. I can still see in my mind's eye my sweet daughter when she was just a child. Now, she's a mother with daughters of her own! OK, well, maybe this exercise will help. What appears in your mind's eye when you think of your dream wedding dress?
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in one's mind's eye
Fig. in one's mind or imagination. (Alludes to visualizing something in one's mind.) In my mind's eye, I can see trouble ahead. In her mind's eye, she could see a beautiful building beside the river. She decided to design such a building.
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in one's mind's eye
In one's imagination or memory. For example, I can just see the old farm in my mind's eye. This term pairs mind and eye in the sense of "a mental view." [Early 1400s]
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