spring to mind
To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Several good ideas spring to mind for the party.”
“When the boss asked for suggestions, a few solutions immediately sprang to mind.”
“As I walked through the quiet gallery, memories of my childhood suddenly sprang to mind, triggered by the familiar scent of oil paint.”
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bear in mind
To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
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blow someone's mind
To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.
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bored out of one's mind
Extremely bored.
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cast one's mind back
To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.
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change one's mind
To decide differently than one had decided before.
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change someone's mind
To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.
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close one's mind
To refuse to understand things.
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come to mind
To appear in one's thoughts.
Last updated August 10, 2026