seat-of-the-pants in English

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  "etymology_text": "From seat + of + the + pants.",
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        "(chiefly US, idiomatic) Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique."
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{
  "etymology_text": "From seat + of + the + pants.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "(chiefly US, idiomatic) Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique."
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"seat-of-the-pants" meaning in English

Adjective