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Definition (flying) by the seat of your pants in British English

(flying) by the seat of your pants phrase

phrase
1

using only your judgment and skill, when you are doing something new and you cannot use your previous experience

Example

We started the business in 1996, and for the first couple of years we were flying by the seat of our pants.

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Definition (flying) by the seat of your pants in British English