prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Instinctively; without planning ahead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
from the hip
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History
Etymology
Extension of shoot from the hip.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lonkalta — instinctively, without planning ahead
- Hungarian: csípőből — instinctively, without planning ahead
- Russian: навскидку (navskidku) — instinctively, without planning ahead