by the seat of pants

*by the seat of one's pants

Fig. by sheer luck and use of intuition. (*Typically: fly ~; make it ~.) I got through school by the seat of my pants. Pilots who are in fog and using only instruments are flying by the seat of their pants.

by the seat of (one's) pants

Informal

1. In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method: He ran the business by the seat of his pants.

2. Without the use of instruments: an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Warinhari	-	Ancient Germanic
Modestas	-	Lithuanian
Iesous	-	Biblical Greek
Jacek	YAH-tsek	Polish
Cletus	KLEE-təs	English
Hyacinthus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)