seat-of-the-pants
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌsiːt.əv.ðəˈpænts/us/ˌsiːt.əv.ðəˈpænts/informal
done using onlyyourownexperienceandtrustingyourownjudgment:
凭感觉的,凭本能的,凭经验的She has a seat-of-the-pantsabilitytofindthebestway out of acrisis.她有一种直觉性的能力,能够找到摆脱危机的最佳方法。
See
seat
- This seat-of-the-pantsapproach,however, issowinglotsofconfusion.
- A lot of this isintuitive, seat-of-the-pantsstuff.
- His may have been the first seat-of-the-pantspresidency, with noorganizationchartsandcrucialdecisionsmade in late-nightbullsessions.
- It's been acuriousseries-rathermore seat-of-the-pants thanusual, which is nobadthing.
- Our seat-of-the-pantsmethodledusstraightinto the dot.comrevolution.
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- ride
- run up againstsomething
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- survive
- taste