on a hunch

With or based on a strong intuition (about something), rather than absolute knowledge. I opened the cabinet underneath the sink on a hunch that we'd find the keys there. On a hunch, I'd say that the president is likely to veto the bill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shyamala	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi
Ignacia	eeg-NAH-thyah (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Royal	ROI-əl	English
Elisa	e-LEE-zah (Italian, German), E-lee-sah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, English
Djuradja	-	Serbian
Ermo	-	Medieval Italian