B2idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
on the spur of the moment
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suddenly, without any planning
Before a noun, it is hyphenated and loses 'on': 'a spur-of-the-moment decision'.
In context
We booked the trip to Phu Quoc on the spur of the moment, and it was wonderful.
I bought the guitar on the spur of the moment and never learned to play it.
Common mistake
Incorrect: I decided on the spur of moment.
Correct: I decided on the spur of the moment.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens