on+the+spur+of+the+moment
51on the spur of the moment — impulsively, without advance planning …
52on the spur of the moment — idi impulsively; suddenly …
53spur — spur1 [spə: US spə:r] n [: Old English; Origin: spura] 1.) on the spur of the moment suddenly, without any previous planning or thought ▪ We would often decide what to play on the spur of the moment. →↑spur of the moment 2.) a fact or event that… …
54spur — [[t]spɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ spurs, spurring, spurred 1) VERB If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. [V n to inf] It s the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats... [V n to/into n/… …
55spur — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp pointed object on the heel of a rider s boot which is used to encourage a horse to go faster 2 a fact or event that makes you try harder to do something: Did your father s success act as a spur when you started in business? 3 …
56spur — spur1 spurless, adj. spurlike, adj. spurrer, n. /sperr/, n., v., spurred, spurring. n. 1. a U shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to …
57moment — [[t]mo͟ʊmənt[/t]] ♦ moments 1) N COUNT You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments. In a moment he was gone... She stared at him a moment, then turned away... Stop for one moment and think about …
58spur — spur1 [ spɜr ] noun count * 1. ) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side to make it go faster a ) a sharp curved part on the back of a bird s leg 2. ) something that encourages someone to do… …
59spur — I n. incentive, stimulus 1) a spur to misc. 2) on the spur of the moment ( without planning ) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to spur to (to spur smb. to action) 2) (H) what spurred her to do that? * * * [spɜː] (H) what spurred her to do that? [ incentive,… …
60spur — [spɜː] noun [C] I 1) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side in order to make it go faster 2) something that encourages someone to do something • on the spur of the moment if you do something on the …
