leap to (someone's) mind
leap to (someone's) mind
To suddenly or immediately materialize in someone's mind. A: "What would you like to have for dinner?" B: "I'm not sure, nothing's really leaping to mind." When it comes to crime thrillers, he's not a writer who leaps to most people's minds, but his books are edgy, brilliant page-turners.
See also: leap, mind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come to mind
- come/spring to mind
- to my mind
- make mind up
- make up (one's) mind
- make up mind
- make up one's mind
- make up your mind
- Make your mind up
- have (one's) mind on other things