PLAY IT BY EAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation

Example:

She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "play it by ear" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

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