suggest itself to someone

suggest itself to someone
suggest itself to someone
[for an idea] to seem to present itself to someone. •

A new scheme suggested itself to Alice as she looked at the records of the last attempt.

As you read this, does anything suggest itself to you?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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