knee-jerk reaction

Fig. an automatic or reflex reaction; an immediate reaction made without examining causes or facts. With one of his typical knee-jerk reactions, he said no immediately, citing some moral argument that no one understood.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gjorgji	-	Macedonian
Torleif	-	Norwegian
EgÍDio	-	Portuguese
Ciera	see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Chizoba	-	Western African, Igbo
Abelard	['æbəla:d]