by the seat of one's pants
- by the seat of one's pants
*by the seat of one's pants
Fig. by sheer luck and use of intuition. (*Typically:
fly \by the seat of one's pants
; make it \by the seat of one's pants.) •
I got through school by the seat of my pants.
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Pilots who are in fog and using only instruments are flying by the seat of their pants.
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See: FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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by the seat of one's pants — See: FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS … Dictionary of American idioms
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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
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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 ● pants … Useful english dictionary