PLAY IT BY EAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does play it by ear mean? 

• PLAY IT BY EAR (verb)
  The verb PLAY IT BY EAR has 1 sense:

1. decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation

  Familiarity information: PLAY IT BY EAR used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLAY IT BY EAR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear

Hypernyms (to "play it by ear" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s