flash into (one's) mind
flash into (one's) mind
To be thought of in a quick or fleeting fashion. An image of my keys on the dining room table suddenly flashed into my mind, and I remembered where I'd left them.
See also: flash, mind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
flash into one's mind
Fig. [for an idea or image] to enter one's mind for an instant. (See also flash through one's mind) A brilliant idea flashed into her mind, and she wrote it down. When the idea flashed into my mind, I closed my eyes and tried to forget it.
See also: flash, mind
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- flash into mind
- flash through (one's) mind
- flash through mind
- fleeting
- fleeting glance
- a fleeting glance
- flash up
- glance
- state of mind
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