shoot from the hip

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: to act or speak hastily without consideration of the consequences

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Continue reading … NO FILTER — Booker rival who ‘shoots from the hip’ hopes viral debate moment can break GOP’s Senate drought. — FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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