shoot from the hip

/ʃuːt frʌm ðə hɪp/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. hablar sin pensar

    • He tends to shoot from the hip in meetings.

      Tiende a hablar sin pensar en las reuniones.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa shoot from the hip?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He tends to ___ from the hip in meetings.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a shoot from the hip?

noun

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