# leap to mind

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/leap-to-mind
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To appear suddenly in one's thoughts.

## Examples

- Several good ideas leap to mind when I think about this project.
- When the teacher asked for a volunteer, no names seemed to leap to mind among the quiet students.
- As she searched for the perfect word to describe the tragedy, a haunting phrase suddenly leaped to mind.

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