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come to think of it

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  1. Remember or consider on reflection. For example, Come to think of it, I've got to send in my order now, or I was going to lend him a saw, but come to think of it, he already has one. [First half of 1800s]


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Sir Michael remembered: "Terry was the faster typist, so he would do most of the typing. And come to think of it, he also made the coffee depending where we were working."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Or a taco, come to think of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

The store sells them, come to think of it.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2024

They've been staking out positions like animals around a watering hole — which, come to think of it, we all are.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023

You know, come to think of it, my journey here was for that purpose.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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