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"ref": "1914, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The German War”, in The Contemptible Little Army",
"text": "“As to their rifle fire, it was useless.” “They shoot from the hip, and don’t seem to aim at anything in particular.”",
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"To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights."
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"(literally) To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights."
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"_dis1": "74 26",
"word": "shoot first and ask questions later"
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "discharge a firearm",
"word": "ampua lonkalta"
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"roman": "streljatʹ ot bedra",
"sense": "discharge a firearm",
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"word": "стрелять от бедра"
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"sense": "discharge a firearm",
"word": "skjuta från höften"
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"ref": "2016 June 15, Thomas L. Friedman, “Opinion: Lessons of Hiroshima and Orlando”, in New York Times, retrieved 2018-05-10",
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"To speak or act quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, etc."
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"(figuratively) To speak or act quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, etc."
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"word": "shoot from the lip"
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"english": "speak",
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"sense": "speak or act quickly",
"word": "heittää lonkalta"
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"sense": "speak or act quickly",
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"word": "gadać co ślina na język przyniesie"
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"(literally) To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights."
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"(figuratively) To speak or act quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, etc."
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"word": "shoot from the lip"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "discharge a firearm",
"word": "ampua lonkalta"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "streljatʹ ot bedra",
"sense": "discharge a firearm",
"tags": [
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"word": "стрелять от бедра"
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"sense": "discharge a firearm",
"word": "skjuta från höften"
},
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"english": "speak",
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"sense": "speak or act quickly",
"word": "heittää lonkalta"
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"sense": "speak or act quickly",
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"word": "gadać co ślina na język przyniesie"
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"roman": "improvizirovatʹ",
"sense": "speak or act quickly",
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"sense": "speak or act quickly",
"word": "skjuta från höften"
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"sense": "speak or act quickly",
"word": "höfta"
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"word": "shoot from the hip"
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