what does play it by ear mean?
PLAY IT BY EAR as VERB
- Meaning
- decide on one’’s actions as one goes along, depending on the situation
Usage Example(s)
- She didn”t know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear
Hypernyms(s) play it by ear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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