Idiom
gut check
Meaning
An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need a gut check before I accept this job.”
“Before we sign the contract, let's do a quick gut check to see if this feels right.”
“The leader paused for a final gut check, weighing his personal intuition against the cold, hard data presented by his advisors.”
Examples
simple
“I need a gut check before I accept this job.”
contextual
“Before we sign the contract, let's do a quick gut check to see if this feels right.”
complex
“The leader paused for a final gut check, weighing his personal intuition against the cold, hard data presented by his advisors.”
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