flash through mind

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Winton	WIN-tən	English
Eveline	EV-ə-leen (English), EV-ə-lien (English), ay-və-LEE-nə (Dutch), ay-və-LEEN (Dutch)	English, French, Dutch
Hero (1)	HEER-o (English)	Greek Mythology
Erwin	ER-veen (German), ER-win (Dutch), ER-vin (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Muirne	-	Irish Mythology
Onesiphoros	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek