trust your gut

Meaning

To rely on your intuition, feelings, or instincts when making a decision, rather than relying solely on logical analysis. It is often used in situations where you feel something is right or wrong but cannot explain why.

Examples

• If you feel like something is wrong in your relationship, trust your gut.

  If you feel like something is wrong in your relationship, trust your gut.

• I didn't know which job to choose, so I decided to trust my gut.

  I didn't know which job to choose, so I decided to trust my gut.

• You should trust your gut when meeting new people; first impressions often matter.

  You should trust your gut when meeting new people; first impressions often matter.

• She trusted her gut and decided not to sign the contract.

  She trusted her gut and decided not to sign the contract.

• When in doubt, just trust your gut and go with your first choice.

  When in doubt, just trust your gut and go with your first choice.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ You need to trust your stomach.

  ✓ You need to trust your gut.

  Although 'gut' refers to the stomach area, the idiom specifically uses the word 'gut' to mean intuition.

• ✗ I trusted to my gut and left the party.

  ✓ I trusted my gut and left the party.

  'Trust' is a transitive verb here and does not require the preposition 'to'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you have a bad feeling about him, you should _______________.

  💡 listen to your intuition

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  trust your gut

• I didn't have all the facts, so I just had to _______________.

  💡 rely on my instincts

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  trust my gut