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Definition 2025
shoot_from_the_hip
shoot from the hip
English
Verb
- (literally) To shoot a firearm as soon as it is unholstered (still near the hip), without taking time to aim via the gunsights.
- (figuratively) To react quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, and so on.
Derived terms
Translations
to shoot a firearm
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to react quickly
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