live rent-free in someone's mind

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live rent-free in someone's mind (third-person singular simple present lives rent-free in someone's mind, present participle living rent-free in someone's mind, simple past and past participle lived rent-free in someone's mind)

  1. (chiefly US, informal, idiomatic) Synonym of live rent-free in someone's head.
    • 2021, Vex King, Healing Is the New High: A Guide to Overcoming Emotional Turmoil and Finding Freedom, Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, →ISBN, page 264:
      I'm living my life on my own terms. I no longer fall victim to opinions and judgment. Rarely do these people live rent-free in my mind. When I meet someone new I'm not worried about what they'll think of me, because I know what I think of myself, []
    • 2023 September 19, Chaise Sanders, “50 Best Halloween Costumes of All Time, From the Classics to the Truly Unique”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
      Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may not be married anymore, but this look from Mr. and Mrs. Smith will forever live rent free in our minds. Plus, it gets hella bonus points for being super comfy and unique.