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gut checks

gut checks is the plural of gut check.

Meaning of gut check

Noun

gut check (plural gut checks)

  1. (idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated (especially when used attributively)) An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.
    • "I told them what we needed was a gut check to see whether we had the stomach to go ahead."1996 June 9, Paul Rodgers, “Two born-again brands: one yells, one whispers”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 23 Aug 2015

Questions about gut checks

What is gut checks the plural of?
Gut checks is the plural of gut check.

Words near gut checks in the dictionary

  1. gut bread
  2. gut breads
  3. gut buster
  4. gut busters
  5. gut check
  6. gut checks
  7. gut course
  8. gut courses
  9. gut decision
  10. gut decisions
  11. gut factor

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