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enter one's mind

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  1. Also, enter one's head. Occur to one, come into one's consciousness. This expression is most often used negatively, as in It didn't enter my mind that he'd want to join us, or Run for office? It never entered my head.

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Perhaps he was expecting another kitten or— It is hard to say how ideas first enter one's mind.

From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone

This somewhat exaggerated instance of obsession serves to show that, no matter how extraordinary the thought-germ, it may enter one's mind and finally become a passion.

From Byways of Ghost-Land by O'Donnell, Elliott

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