from the hip
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from the hip
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Extension of shoot from the hip.
phrase
- Instinctively; without planning ahead. Hasluck tells the story at a rapid pace and with racy charm. There is some refreshingly Australian talking from the hip. "When a company's being milked, you don't look for a bucket under its tits. You look up its arse."
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prep_phrase instinctively, without planning ahead
| Deutsch | aus der Hüfte |
|---|---|
| Русский | навскидку navskidku |
Talk about this word "from the hip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/from%20the%20hip. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. from the hip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/from%20the%20hip "from the hip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/from%20the%20hip.Cite this
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title = {from the hip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/from%20the%20hip},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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