Fly By the Seat of Your Pants In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Fly By the Seat of Your Pants", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-05-17 05:05

Meaning of Fly By the Seat of Your Pants (redirected from Fly by the seat of one's pants )

Synonyms:

to play it by ear

Fly by the seat of one's pants phrase

To do something challenging in a manner based on intuition instead of having a set plan.

 

The fog was so thick that I couldn't see anything when driving and had to fly by the seat of my pants.

You are more likely to succeed if you set out clear plans for your future instead of just flying by the seat of your pants.

My father said he never prepared his presentations and always flew by the seat of his pants.

Other phrases about:

pull something out of thin air

To say or produce something at discretion, without having thought or considered about it 

make (something) up as (one) goes (along)

Used to describe the action of doing something without prior planning or thought.

Grammar and Usage of Fly by the seat of one's pants

Verb Forms

  • flew by the seat of one's pants
  • flying by the seat of one's pants
  • flown by the seat of one's pants

The verb "fly" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Fly by the seat of one's pants

This term comes from aviation. When people first began flying aircraft, they did not have the same advanced navigation tools and abilities to communicate with people on the ground. Therefore, people were flying by the seat of their pants or flying without the ability to communicate or fully plan things out.

 

The Origin Cited: writingexplained.org .
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