gut factor

gut factor

The subjective, emotional element or dimension that influences a decision. All three candidates appear ideal for the position, so we'll have to rely on the gut factor when we make our choice.
See also: factor, gut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • judgment call
  • be ideally placed
  • be spoiled for choice
  • be spoilt for choice
  • be spoilt/spoiled for choice
  • be sitting pretty
  • man is the measure of all things
  • be ripe for the picking
  • (one's) own man/woman/person
  • own man
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