banish from your mind

Meaning

This expression means to force yourself to stop thinking about a particular thought, worry, or fear. It is often used when encouraging someone to dismiss negative thoughts or anxieties so they can focus on something positive or productive.

Examples

• You need to banish any thoughts of failure from your mind before the big presentation.

  You need to banish any thoughts of failure from your mind before the big presentation.

• I tried to banish the embarrassing memory from my mind, but it kept coming back.

  I tried to banish the embarrassing memory from my mind, but it kept coming back.

• Once the decision is made, you must banish all doubts from your mind and move forward.

  Once the decision is made, you must banish all doubts from your mind and move forward.

• She couldn't banish the image of the accident from her mind for weeks.

  She couldn't banish the image of the accident from her mind for weeks.

• Banish those worries from your mind; we have a wonderful weekend ahead of us!

  Banish those worries from your mind; we have a wonderful weekend ahead of us!

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He tried to banish the bad memory out of his mind.

  ✓ He tried to banish the bad memory from his mind.

  The verb 'banish' pairs specifically with the preposition 'from' when referring to removing thoughts from the mind.

• ✗ You should banish your mind of these doubts.

  ✓ You should banish these doubts from your mind.

  You banish the thoughts from your mind, not the mind of the thoughts.

Related Expressions

Practice

• You need to ___ any thoughts of failure from your mind.

  💡 To force a thought to leave your head.

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  banish

• She tried to banish the scary movie ___ her mind before going to sleep.

  💡 The preposition that indicates the source of removal.

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  from