go with one's gut
Follow inner sense
To go with one's gut is to follow instinct rather than careful analysis—trusting an immediate feeling about what's right: I didn't have time to research every option, so I just went with my gut.
The gut here represents visceral intuition, the sense that something feels right or wrong before the mind catches up.
Often used when explaining decisions made without full information: Sometimes you just have to go with your gut.
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- heuristicPractical solving shortcut
- inner voiceUnspoken mental dialogue
- follow your heartAct on emotional intuition
first instinct · visceral · intuitive · impulsive · premonition · sixth sense · confidence · subconscious · knot · gut feeling · churn · gut check · snap judgment · shoot from the hip · urge · trust · fearlessness · risk-taking
go with one's gutdeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
think it through · analyze · calculate · rationalize · mull it over