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.
See also:
  • 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