burst on

burst (up)on someone

Fig. [for an idea] to strike someone suddenly. (As if an idea had burst forth. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) After thinking all morning long, this really tremendous idea burst upon me. It burst on me like a bolt of lightning.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dianna	die-AN-ə	English
Ozias	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Maude	MAWD	English
Polyxene	-	Greek Mythology
Sayuri	sah-yoo-ṙee	Japanese
Christine	krees-TEEN (French), kris-TEEN (English), kris-TEE-nə (German, Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch