눈에 밟혀요 · 자꾸 눈에 밟혔어요
to keep coming to mind, to be unable to stop thinking about (someone or something left behind) (lit. to be stepped on in the eyes)
Example
집에 두고 온 강아지가 자꾸 눈에 밟혀요.
I keep thinking about the puppy I left at home.
Word parts
The image keeps treading across your sight (밟히다 'to be stepped on'), so you can't put it out of your mind.
Good to know
Pronounced [누네 발피다]. Used with worry or affection for people, pets or things you had to leave, often with 자꾸.