flash through (one's) mind

flash through (one's) mind

To be thought of in a quick or fleeting fashion. An image of my keys suddenly flashed through my mind, and I remembered where I'd left them.
See also: flash, mind, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flash through one's mind

Fig. [for an idea or image] to move quickly through one's mind. (See also flash into one's mind) Suddenly, a great idea flashed through my mind. The same idea flashed through all of our minds at once.
See also: flash, mind, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • flash through mind
  • flash into (one's) mind
  • flash into mind
  • a fleeting glance
  • fleeting
  • fleeting glance
  • flash up
  • glance
  • state of mind
  • Charles