play it by ear

Nghĩa

to decide what to do as things happen, without a plan

Tùy tình hình mà quyết định, không lên kế hoạch trước.

Ví dụ

1. 1We haven’t booked anything for the weekend; we’ll just play it by ear.
2. 2The guide had no fixed route and played it by ear, depending on how tired we were.
3. 3I don’t know if I’ll feel up to the party, so can we play it by ear?
4. 4With a toddler in tow, we never plan our days out; we just play it by ear.
5. 5The client might change her mind, so Priya played it by ear rather than preparing three versions.

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ play thay đổi dạng: played, playing. Đại từ it giữ nguyên, không chèn gì vào giữa các từ.

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