en play it by ear

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • fi toimia tilanteen mukaan (v, social) ➜
  • fr jouer par cœur (v, social) ➜
  • th ทำตามสถานการณ์ (v, social) ➜
  • zh 看着办 ➜
  • zh 看著辦 ➜
  • zh 見機行事 ➜
  • zh 见机行事 ➜

Related terms

  • en extemporise ➜
  • en extemporize (v) ➜
  • fr arriver ➜
  • fr décider ➜
  • fr temps ➜
  • it improvvisare (v) ➜
  • ja 臨機応変 (n) ➜

play it by ear is a way of…

  • en act (v, social) ➜

Derived from

  • en play ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 202375524-v
  • fr.wiktionary.org play it by ear
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