# come to mention it

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/come-to-mention-it
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.

## Examples

- Come to mention it, I saw your brother yesterday.
- I forgot to buy milk, but now that you come to mention it, I remember we have some in the fridge.
- The witness seemed uncertain at first, but when the lawyer asked about the time, he replied that, come to mention it, he had seen a car parked nearby.

## Origin

An ellipsis of the fuller phrase "now that you come to mention it."

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