Knee Jerk Reaction
- Knee Jerk Reaction
- How common is this idiom?: Although this idiom was once very popular, its usage has decreased significantly in recent years, and it is now mostly used in formal or written contexts.
- Literal Meaning: A sudden, involuntary movement of the knee in response to a tap on the tendon below the kneecap.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: An immediate, unthinking, and often emotional reaction to a situation, without considering the consequences or thinking it through.
- The politician's knee-jerk reaction to the crisis was to promise more funding, but it wasn't a well-thought-out solution.
- She had a knee-jerk reaction to the news and quit her job on the spot, but later regretted it.
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