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Definition of Shoot from the hip
1. Verb. (literally) To shoot a firearm as soon as it is unholstered (still near the hip), without taking time to aim via the gunsights. ¹
2. Verb. (figuratively) To react quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, and so on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com