gut instinct

A gut instinct means an instinctive feeling, as an opposite to an opinion or idea based on facts. So it is used talking about something we don’t really think of. We are more likely to just feel it, probably, even without any explanation.

To make a decision based on the gut instinct;
My gut instinct is that we need to rediscover certain things;
Just use your gut instinct;
Another of his strengths was his gut instinct;
Sometimes it simply comes down to gut instinct and personal judgment

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