The old song calls to mind my school days.
call to mind
idiomTo make you think of or remember something — either to bring a memory back on purpose, or because one thing reminds you of another. "The smell of bread calls to mind my grandmother's kitchen."
The painting's soft colours call to mind a quiet morning by the sea, before anyone else is awake.
Her careful phrasing called to mind the diplomatic non-answers politicians give when they already know the truth but aren't ready to say it.
Last updated July 27, 2026