seat-of-the-pants
Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or…Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.
Meaning
1 senses(US, idiomatic, not comparable)Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.
Origin
From seat + of + the + pants.From seat + of + the + pants.
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