Idiom
go with one's gut
Meaning
To trust or follow an intuition or instinct, as opposed to an opinion based on a logical analysis.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I usually go with my gut when making big decisions.”
“Even though the data looked confusing, she decided to go with her gut and invest in the new company.”
“Faced with conflicting advice from his colleagues, he chose to ignore the logical arguments and go with his gut, trusting the intuition he had developed over years of experience.”
Examples
simple
“I usually go with my gut when making big decisions.”
contextual
“Even though the data looked confusing, she decided to go with her gut and invest in the new company.”
complex
“Faced with conflicting advice from his colleagues, he chose to ignore the logical arguments and go with his gut, trusting the intuition he had developed over years of experience.”
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