- fly by the seat of one's pants
- {v. phr.}, {slang} To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. * /Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fly by the seat of one's pants
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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) 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
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. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 — {v. phr.}, {slang} To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. * /Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fly\ by\ the\ seat\ of\ one's\ pants — v. phr. slang To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants … Словарь американских идиом
fly by the seat of one's pants — do a job instinctively rather than by using concrete information I had to fly by the seat of my pants when the supervisor left me alone for a week … Idioms and examples
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
