by guess and by gosh



by guess and by gosh

 and by guess and by golly
Rur. by estimating; without careful planning. Jane: Did you have a plan for putting up that toolshed? Tom: Nope, we just sort of did it by guess and by gosh. Grandma always made dresses by guess and by golly, without using a pattern, and they always turned out just fine.
See also: and, gosh, guess

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anaru-Maori
Torrie['tɔri]
Marcelline-French
Aspel['æspəl]
Amalieah-MAH-lee-əGerman
Elihui-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)