spring to mind

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.

Japanese Meaning

ふと思い浮かぶ / 急に頭に浮かぶ / 自然に思いつく

When you think of comfort food, macaroni and cheese is one of the first dishes to spring to mind.

コンフォートフードを思い浮かべると、マカロニチーズはまず真っ先に思い浮かぶ料理の一つです。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.

Two good reasons spring to mind at once.

springs to mind

（ present singular third-person ）

springing to mind

（ participle present ）

sprang to mind

（ past ）

sprung to mind

（ participle past ）