on (an) impulse

Frequency: 8.840.1 per million words

done suddenly without planning

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Examples (10)

  • 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.