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seat-of-the-pants
[ seet-uhv-thuh-pants ]
/ ˈsit əv ðəˈpænts /
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adjective
using or based on experience, instinct, or guesswork: a seat-of-the-pants management style.
done without the aid of instruments: The pilot made a seat-of-the-pants landing.
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Origin of seat-of-the-pants
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby seat-of-the-pants
seat belt, seater, seating, seatmate, SEATO, seat-of-the-pants, seat of the pants, by the, Seaton Valley, seatrain, sea trials, sea trout
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