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on the spur of the moment

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on the spur of the moment
Fig. suddenly; spontaneously. We decided to go on the spur of the moment. I had to leave town on the spur of the moment.
See also: moment, spur

on the spur of the moment
if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it It was something I bought on the spur of the moment, and I've regretted it ever since.
See also: moment, spur

on the spur of the moment
without any planning I found her old telephone number and called her on the spur of the moment.
Related vocabulary: at a moment's notice
See also: moment, spur


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He had never seen the thing done with any dog, yet he devised, on the spur of the moment, the invention of tying Jerry with a stick.
But to do it on the spur of the moment like this was beyond him.
It was not an easy matter, on the spur of the moment, to raise ten millions in paper currency, and there were vexatious delays.
 
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