leap to (someone's) mind



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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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JarrettJER-ət, JAR-ətEnglish
Heck-Scottish
CÉLinese-LEENFrench
MalcolmMAL-kəmScottish, English
Lim-Chinese
Marita (1)mah-REE-tah (German), MAH-ree-tah (Finnish)German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish