automatic pilot
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Idioms for automatic pilot
on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner.
Origin of automatic pilot
First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for automatic pilot
automatic pilot
noun
Also called: autopilot a device that automatically maintains an aircraft on a preset course
on automatic pilot informal acting without conscious thought because of tiredness, shock, or familiarity with the task being performed
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