Phrase guide

on a whim

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Without thinking seriously about the consequences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 心血來潮 /心血来潮 (xīnxuèláicháo) — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Dutch: in een opwelling — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Finnish: hetken mielijohteesta — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • French: sur un coup de tête — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • French: à l'emporte-pièce — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • German: aus einer Laune heraus — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Italian: alla leggera — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Polish: dla kaprysu — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Polish: ot, tak sobie — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Polish: z byle powodu — without thinking seriously about the consequences
  • Portuguese: num repente — without thinking seriously about the consequences