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- by guess and by gosh
by guess and by gosh
by guess and by gosh
and by guess and by gollyRur. 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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Anaru | | - | Maori |
Torrie | | ['tɔri] | |
Marcelline | | - | French |
Aspel | | ['æspəl] | |
Amalie | | ah-MAH-lee-ə | German |
Elihu | | i-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic) |