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.
See also:
  • flash into mind
  • flash through (one's) mind
  • flash through mind
  • fleeting
  • fleeting glance
  • a fleeting glance
  • flash up
  • glance
  • state of mind
  • Charles