on (an) impulse
Frequency: 8.840.1 per million words
done suddenly without planning
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- Some people will buy a pet on impulse without any idea of what is involved.
- On an impulse, I went in and bought a box of chocolates.
- She decided to quit her job on an impulse.
- He booked the flight to Paris on a sudden impulse.
- Never make important decisions purely on impulse.
- It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, made entirely on impulse.
- They bought the old house on impulse, without even a second thought.
- Acting on impulse, he confessed his feelings.
- The artist painted the landscape on an impulse, capturing the fleeting light.
- Don't act on impulse; always think things through.