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play by ear

To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.
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If they ask for something we didn't prepare, we will have to play it by ear.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'play by ear':

play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.
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