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, to

See also:

come to mind
come/spring to 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
of a mind to (do something)
have a mind to (do something)

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