occur to (you)

to come into your mind.

Did it occur to you to call my apartment to see if I was there?

It never occurred to me to ask where she'd been.

Usage notes: often used in the form not occur to you:

It hadn't occurred to her that she would be expected to ride a bike.

• pick up on
• pick up on something
• pick up something
• pick up speed
• pick up steam
• pick up the ball and run
• pick up the ball and run with it
• pick up the bill
• pick up the bill for
• pick up the bill for something
• pick up the gauntlet
• pick up the pieces
• pick up the slack
• pick up the tab
• pick up the tab for
• pick up the tab for something
• pick up the threads of
• pick up the threads of something
• pick up your marbles
• pick up your marbles and go home
• pick up your marbles and leave
• pick way
• pick your way
• pick you up
• picture of