"seat-of-the-pants" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-seat-of-the-pants.ogg
Etymology: From seat + of + the + pants. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} seat-of-the-pants (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: fly by the seat of one's pants
    Sense id: en-seat-of-the-pants-en-adj-Cr6VoEG6 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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