"come to mention it" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-come to mention it.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: An ellipsis of "now that you come to mention it". Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} come to 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. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: now you mention it
    Sense id: en-come_to_mention_it-en-phrase-2zKVo1Ql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"What do you think of the banking reforms?\" / \"Come to mention it, I've got to get to the bank before it closes today."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Did you see that hat he was wearing?\" / \"Come to mention it, he always wears funny clothes.\""
        }
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        "(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."
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