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Meaning of SPUR OF THE MOMENT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we do something on the
spur of the moment, or when we make a spur
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of the moment decision it means that we decide
to do something without really thinking about
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it a lot.
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A good example would be maybe you are shopping
at a shopping mall and that shopping mall
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has a movie theater and you weren't planning
to go see a movie but on the spur of the moment
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you decide, hey maybe it would be fun to go
and see a movie.
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So we would call that a spur of the moment
decision.
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Another good example would be maybe you're
in the checkout aisle of the grocery store
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and you see a chocolate bar or a candy you
like.
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You might buy it on the spur of the moment.
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So when you do something spur of the moment
it means that you do it quickly without thinking
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a whole lot about it.
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