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Play it by Ear

8/11/17 Play it by Ear

To decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than planning how you are going to react.

Examples:

• “I’ll have to play it by ear because I don’t know how long they want me to work.”
• “We’ll have to play it by ear for next Friday because everything is uncertain.”
• “Should we plan something for this Saturday or should we play it by ear?”