If something 'crosses your mind', it means you suddenly think of it or it occurs to you briefly.
The idiom 'to cross your mind' means to occur to you suddenly or to think of something briefly.
| Idiom | to cross your mind |
|---|---|
| Definition | to (suddenly) think of something; to occur to you |
| Examples | - I was just about to buy the DVD when it crossed my mind that my friend had it and I could borrow it from her. - When didn't you tell me about the accident? - Sorry, it never crossed my mind. - It was a moment fit for the climax of the corniest Hollywood movie, yet as I watched, it suddenly crossed my mind that what I was witnessing was something special. - On this occasion however, it would have never crossed his mind that the two girls might be lying about the photographs. |
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