Playing their hunch In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "playing their hunch", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-08-01 11:08

Meaning of Playing their hunch (redirected from play (one's) hunch )

Play (one's) hunch verb phrase

Make a decision based on one's feeling or intuition

Inspectors mustn't play a hunch when investigating a case.

If you plays your hunch like that, then get out of my team.

I chose the answer by playing my hunch.

Other phrases about:

stand pat (on something)

If one stands pat on something, he or she sticks firmly to it.

make up (one's) mind

Make a decision. 

eleventh-hour decision

A decision made at the last possible moment

send the helve after the hatchet

To decide too hastily; to throw something away after encountering a setback

be in too deep

Used to say that someone is so involved in a difficult situation that he/she cannot get out of.

Grammar and Usage of Play (one's) hunch

Verb Forms

  • plays (one's) hunch
  • played (one's) hunch
  • playing (one's) hunch
  • Possessive Adjectives

    • play her hunch
    • play his hunch
    • play my hunch
    • play our hunch
    • play their hunch
    • Play Your Hunch

The verb "play" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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a rich man's joke is always funny

People are always inclined to flatter or please a rich man by laughing at his joke which may not be a very good one.

Example:

Everyone at the table always flatter the boss by praising his humor. A rich man's jokes are always funny.

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