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shoot from the hip in Finnish

shoot from the hip in Finnish

ampua lonkalta
verb
(literally) To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights.
heittää lonkalta
verb
(figuratively) To speak or act quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information, wider context, etc.
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