Decision Making (IELTS Topic Vocabulary)
1. Decision
Meaning (EN): A choice you make after thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
Sentence: She made a quick decision to move abroad.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2. Analyze
Meaning (EN): To study something carefully
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We need to analyze the results before deciding.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
3. Evaluate
Meaning (EN): To judge the value or quality of something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The manager evaluated all job applications.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāϞā§āύāĨ¤
4. Consider
Meaning (EN): To think about something carefully
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: You should consider all options before choosing.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
5. Alternative
Meaning (EN): Another choice or option
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ
Sentence: We need an alternative plan if this fails.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
6. Conclusion
Meaning (EN): Final decision after thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāϏāĻāĻšāĻžāϰ / āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
Sentence: He came to a conclusion after long discussion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤
7. Logical
Meaning (EN): Based on clear thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻāĻāϤ
Sentence: She made a logical decision in that situation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏ⧠āĻāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻāĻāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
8. Rational
Meaning (EN): Based on reason, not emotion
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ
Sentence: Try to be rational when making choices.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
9. Outcome
Meaning (EN): The result of a decision
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ
Sentence: The outcome of his decision was positive.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10. Consequence
Meaning (EN): Result (often negative)
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Every decision has consequences.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
11. Priority
Meaning (EN): Something more important than others
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Health should be your first priority.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
12. Impulsive
Meaning (EN): Done without thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāϰ⧠/ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ
Sentence: Impulsive decisions often lead to problems.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
13. Deliberate
Meaning (EN): Careful and planned
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻ / āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ
Sentence: It was a deliberate decision to change career.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14. Risk
Meaning (EN): Possibility of danger or loss
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Starting a business involves risk.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
15. Judgment
Meaning (EN): Ability to make good decisions
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence: Good judgment is important in life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
16. Weigh up
Meaning (EN): To carefully compare options before deciding
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I need to weigh up the pros and cons before accepting the job.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
17. Pros and cons
Meaning (EN): Advantages and disadvantages
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Sentence: You should consider all pros and cons before moving abroad.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŦ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
18. Make up oneâs mind
Meaning (EN): To finally decide
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: She finally made up her mind to study medicine.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āώ⧠āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
19. Second-guess
Meaning (EN): To doubt or reconsider a decision
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Donât second-guess yourself after making a decision.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
20. Take into account
Meaning (EN): To consider something important
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: You must take all factors into account.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
21. Decisive
Meaning (EN): Able to make decisions quickly and confidently
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: A leader must be decisive in difficult situations.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻāĻāύ āύā§āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
22. Indecisive
Meaning (EN): Unable to make decisions easily
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤāĻšā§āύ
Sentence: He is too indecisive to choose a career.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤāĻšā§āύāĨ¤
23. Gut feeling
Meaning (EN): A decision based on instinct
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ / āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
Sentence: I followed my gut feeling and it worked well.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĢāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
24. Strategic
Meaning (EN): Carefully planned for success
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻāϤ
Sentence: The company made a strategic decision to expand.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
25. Informed decision
Meaning (EN): A decision based on knowledge and facts
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
Sentence: Students should make informed decisions about their future.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
26. Trade-off
Meaning (EN): Giving up one thing to get another
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: There is always a trade-off between money and time.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
27. Bias
Meaning (EN): Unfair preference or judgment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻā§āώāĻĒāĻžāϤ
Sentence: Personal bias can affect decision making.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĒāĻā§āώāĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
28. Objective
Meaning (EN): Based on facts, not emotions
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒā§āĻā§āώ
Sentence: Try to be objective when evaluating options.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
29. Critical thinking
Meaning (EN): Careful analysis before decision
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž
Sentence: Critical thinking helps in making better decisions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
30. Misjudge
Meaning (EN): To make a wrong decision or evaluation
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: He misjudged the situation and lost money.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ§ High-Score Collocations (Decision Making)
1. Make a well-informed decision
Meaning: a decision based on accurate information
Sentence: Itâs important to make a well-informed decision before investing money.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
2. Weigh up the pros and cons
Meaning: compare advantages and disadvantages
Sentence: I weighed up the pros and cons before changing my career.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž-āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
3. Reach a final decision
Meaning: come to a conclusion
Sentence: After a long discussion, they reached a final decision.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤
4. Make a rational choice
Meaning: choose logically, not emotionally
Sentence: People should make rational choices in financial matters.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻāĻāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
5. Take all factors into account
Meaning: consider everything important
Sentence: You must take all factors into account before buying a house.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
6. Make an impulsive decision
Meaning: decide without thinking
Sentence: He made an impulsive decision and later regretted it.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻĢāϏā§āϏ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. Exercise sound judgment
Meaning: make good decisions
Sentence: Leaders must exercise sound judgment in crises.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. Arrive at a conclusion
Meaning: formally decide after analysis
Sentence: The committee arrived at a conclusion after reviewing evidence.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤
9. Make a strategic decision
Meaning: carefully planned decision for future success
Sentence: The company made a strategic decision to expand globally.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10. Rely on gut instinct
Meaning: depend on intuition
Sentence: Sometimes I rely on gut instinct when making quick decisions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
11. Face a tough decision
Meaning: difficult choice
Sentence: She faced a tough decision between career and family.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§āĨ¤
12. Make a calculated risk
Meaning: risk taken after careful thinking
Sentence: Starting a business is often a calculated risk.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦ āĻāϰ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
13. Arrive at a consensus
Meaning: group agreement
Sentence: The team finally arrived at a consensus.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āώ⧠āĻāĻāĻŽāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤
14. Second-guess a decision
Meaning: doubt a decision after making it
Sentence: Donât second-guess your decision after taking action.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏā§āĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
15. Make a life-changing decision
Meaning: very important decision affecting life
Sentence: Moving abroad was a life-changing decision.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤāĨ¤
đ§ Decision Making Idioms (Native Speaker Style)
1. At a crossroads
Meaning: At a point where you must make an important decision
Sentence: Iâm at a crossroads in my career right now.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
2. Weigh the options
Meaning: Carefully think about choices
Sentence: She took time to weigh her options before choosing a university.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3. Sleep on it
Meaning: Think about something before deciding
Sentence: Let me sleep on it before giving you an answer.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
4. Take the plunge
Meaning: Make a bold or risky decision
Sentence: He took the plunge and started his own business.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
5. Cross that bridge when you come to it
Meaning: Deal with problems when they happen
Sentence: Iâm not worried now; Iâll cross that bridge when I come to it.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻāϞ⧠āϤāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŦāĨ¤
6. Go with your gut
Meaning: Follow intuition
Sentence: I went with my gut and chose the right option.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāϰāϏāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
7. A tough call
Meaning: A difficult decision
Sentence: It was a tough call between two great job offers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
8. On the fence
Meaning: Unable to decide
Sentence: Iâm still on the fence about studying abroad.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
9. Jump the gun
Meaning: Decide too early or too quickly
Sentence: Donât jump the gun before you know all the facts.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŦ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āύāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāϰ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĨ¤
10. Call the shots
Meaning: Make the important decisions
Sentence: In this company, the manager calls the shots.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϏāĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύā§āύāĨ¤
11. Burn your bridges
Meaning: Make a decision that cannot be reversed
Sentence: Donât burn your bridges when leaving a job.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
12. Hit the nail on the head
Meaning: Make a perfect decision or judgment
Sentence: You hit the nail on the head with that suggestion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŽ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13. A double-edged sword
Meaning: A decision with both good and bad effects
Sentence: Social media can be a double-edged sword.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒâāĻĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
14. Burn the candle at both ends
Meaning: Make exhausting choices or overwork while deciding
Sentence: Heâs burning the candle at both ends trying to manage work and studies.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
15. Roll the dice
Meaning: Take a risk in decision-making
Sentence: Starting a startup is like rolling the dice.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻāĻĒ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĨ¤
