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by the seat of one's pants
by the seat of one's pants
01
Без четкого плана или направления
in a way that solely relies on one's intuition or personal judgment rather than the necessary knowledge, tools, etc.
Idiom
Informal
Примеры
We started a magazine by the seat of our pants, without any of the market testing that ’s done today.
He managed to navigate through the complex project by the seat of his pants, relying on his past experience.
to fly by the seat of one's pants
01
По чистой случайности и интуиции
to do something by solely relying on one's instincts, due to a lack of proper knowledge or experience
IdiomInformalПримеры
I was flying by the seat of my pants because I'd never managed anybody before.
The truth is that neither experts nor mothers know as much as each might wish; to a great extent, all of us fly by the seat of our pants and try to learn quickly from experience.
