shoot from the hip

/ʃˈuːt fɹʌmðə hˈɪp/

[phrase]

to shoot from the hip

[PHRASE]

to not think carefully before saying something or reacting to a situation

Examples

1. Jeff is a straight talker who always shoots from the hip.

2. He is shooting from the hip in an act of political desperation.

3. First thing, right off the bat you can see that the display is now tiltable, which, honestly, even though the motion range doesn't seem to be that significant, it's gonna be very useful for a lot of you out there, especially if you're shooting from the hip and you just need to see downward.

4. Instead of having to have any sort of external monitor, the display itself can actually just flip down for you, and now you can shoot from the hip quite comfortably.