seat-of-the-pants

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Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic)Done byfeel,guess, ortrial and errorrather than by carefulplanning,thoughtortechnique.1984January 9, Charles Alexander, Frederick Ungeheuer, “The Billion-Dollar Boys”, inTime:The new pension-fund managers are an eclectic group, displaying a spectrum of styles and strategies. Some rely chiefly on computers and charts, while others are more likely to trust theirseat-of-the-pantsjudgment.

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