by the seat of one's pants
- by the seat of one's pants
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: using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory
navigating by the seat of his pants
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(fly) by the seat of one's pants
(to get through a difficult or dangerous situation) by a combination of resourcefulness and sheer luck
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by the seat of one's pants
Instinctively, by intuition (seat-of-the-pantsˈ adjective instinctive)
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informal by instinct rather than logic or knowledge
Useful english dictionary.
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by the seat of one's pants — See: FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS … Dictionary of American idioms
by the seat of one's pants — See: FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS … Dictionary of American idioms
by\ the\ seat\ of\ one's\ pants — See: fly by the seat of one s pants … Словарь американских идиом
by the seat of one's pants — cvb idi by the seat of one s pants, using experience, instinct, or guesswork … From formal English to slang
fly by the seat of one's pants — phrasal slang : to fly an airplane by a sense of feeling without the aid of instruments * * * (fly) by the seat of one s pants (to get through a difficult or dangerous situation) by a combination of resourcefulness and sheer luck • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
fly by the seat of one's pants — If you fly by the seat of one s pants, you do something difficult even though you don t have the experience or training required … The small dictionary of idiomes
fly (or drive) by the seat of one's pants — informal rely on instinct rather than logic or knowledge. → pants … English new terms dictionary
drive by the seat of one's pants — ► fly (or drive) by the seat of one s pants informal rely on instinct rather than logic or knowledge. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
fly by the seat of one's pants — ► fly (or drive) by the seat of one s pants informal rely on instinct rather than logic or knowledge. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
(fly) by the seat of one's pants — (to get through a difficult or dangerous situation) by a combination of resourcefulness and sheer luck ● pants … Useful english dictionary
