come to mention it

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come to mention it

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An ellipsis of "now that you come to mention it".

phrase now you mention it

  1. idiomatic What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license. "What do you think of the banking reforms?" / "Come to mention it, I've got to get to the bank before it closes today.

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"come to mention it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20mention%20it. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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come to mention it. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20mention%20it

Chicago

"come to mention it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20mention%20it.

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@misc{come_to_mention_it_2026,
  title = {come to mention it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20mention%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}