trust your gut
Heed inner voice
Trust your gut means to follow your instincts rather than overthinking or relying solely on logic.
The gut here represents intuitive feeling—the visceral sense that something is right or wrong before you can articulate why: I couldn't explain it, but I trusted my gut and turned down the job offer.
Often used as advice when someone faces a difficult decision.
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- feelingSensed inner state
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
first instinct · gut feeling · gut reaction · inner voice · leap of faith · take the plunge · risk · decision · doubt · courage · spontaneous · impulse · premonition · sense · belly · visceral · knowing · uncertainty
- gut feelingsgut feeling, gut instinct, gut reaction, hunch, instinct
- life advicebe honest, be kind, be patient, work hard, keep promises
- phrases about trustleap of faith, blind faith, in good faith, benefit of the doubt
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- cautioncareful, be careful, cautious, caution, watch out
trust your gutthink it through
deliberate · sleep on it · do the math · weigh the evidence · calculate
trust your guttrust the science
evidence-based · fact-check · empirical approach · data-driven · trust but verify
trust your gutplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
err on the side of caution · hedge your bets · wait and see · cover your bases · proceed with caution
trust, trusts, trusted, trusting, trusty, trustee, trustful, trustworthy, distrust