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gut reaction

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noun

  1. a reaction to a situation derived from a person's instinct and experience

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"My initial gut reaction is if they want to do that and it's kind of playful, that's fine," Kidd said.

From BBC

For that reason, “my gut reaction is that institutional investors or landlords are a red herring for the affordability issues or the housing shortages issues that we’ve seen,” Jake Krimmel, senior economist at Realtor.com, a real-estate platform, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

For that reason, “my gut reaction is that institutional investors or landlords are a red herring for the affordability issues or the housing shortages issues that we’ve seen,” Jake Krimmel, senior economist at Realtor.com, a real-estate platform, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

“My immediate gut reaction was, ‘No,’” Colton said.

From Los Angeles Times

Aymann Ismail: What was your gut reaction to the news of the pardons?

From Slate