gut instinct
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgutandinstinct
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gut
noun
uk/ɡʌt/us/ɡʌt/
the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of ...
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instinct
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/us/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn ...
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(Definition ofgutandinstinctfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Well, they rely on theory - or ongutinstinct(itself often the product of some long-forgotten theory).
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However, mygutinstincttells me that he will face almost insurmountable problems because of the position that he has taken.
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He seems to have agutinstinctfor determining what is right without bothering with the evidence.
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Mygutinstinctis to say that the present arrangement works pretty well.
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I have agutinstinctagainst the ability to levy unlimited fines.
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Thegutinstinctcomes through, come what may.
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My own experience, and my owngutinstinct, tells me that the preferred mansion of most elderly people, if not all, is their own home.
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Mygutinstincttells me that it is far too large; it does not accord with common sense, population growth, population mobility, or changes in family composition.
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And from that, hisgutinstinctis that this kid is good.
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Some of us entered public life because we have passionate beliefs, intellectual convictions and gut instincts.
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I hope that after this opportunity to air the issue on a wider basis, a subsequent vote will reflect people's intellectual assessment of the problem rather than their gut instincts.
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However, expressing one's gut instincts is neither irrational nor primitive when one is considering the quality of the food that we ingest and the environment that we inhabit.
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Kevin is a gambler whose gut instincts are extremely lucky.
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