pop into (someone's) head

pop into (someone's) head

To occur or form suddenly in someone's mind, as a thought, idea, or revelation. The idea for this new model of car just popped into my head as I was driving home last night. I had been struggling to remember her name throughout the evening, but it only popped into my head the next morning.
See also: head, pop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put (something) in (one's) head
  • put (something) into (one's) head
  • put in head
  • put something into someone's head
  • abstract idea
  • take into one's head, to
  • bounce an idea off (of) (one)
  • bounce an idea off someone
  • that's an idea
  • that's an idea!