(flying) by the seat of your pants

(flying) by the seat of your pants
(flying) by the seat of your pants phrase
using only your judgment and skill, when you are doing something new and you cannot use your previous experience

We started the business in 1996, and for the first couple of years we were flying by the seat of our pants.

Thesaurus: having little experience or a low level of educationsynonym
Main entry: seat

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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