BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS

Meaning of BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS in English

with little money, without planning

You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS — with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.
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YOUR
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEAT — I. ˈsēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti, from the stem of …
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BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANTS — ˈpants, ˈpaan-, ˈpain- noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: short for pantaloons, plural of pantaloon …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEAT — — seater , n. — seatless , adj. /seet/ , n. 1. something designed to support a person in a …
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PANTS — /pants/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. trousers (def. 1). 2. underpants, esp. for women and …
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BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
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SEAT — I. ˈsēt noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit …
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BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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SEAT — noun posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. 2. seat ·vt to fix; to set firm. 3. seat ·vi to …
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BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
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SEAT — [seat] n [ME sete, fr. ON saeti; akin to OE gesete seat, sittan to sit] (13c) 1 a: a special …
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PANTS — pants BrE AmE pæn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — / siːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLACE TO SIT 1. a place where you can sit, for …
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PANTS — / pænts; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. ( BrE ) underpants or knickers : a pair of pants …
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BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEAT — I. seat 1 S2 W1 /siːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ seat , ↑ seating ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PANTS — I. pants 1 S3 /pænts/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: pantaloons ] 1 . especially American …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. øbore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
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SEAT — n. & v. n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. bore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1. Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. Phrases and idioms: bore (or scare etc.) the …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — ( seats, seating, seated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A seat …
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PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
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BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
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PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
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SEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. a seat in parliament (= …
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PANTS
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BY
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
PANTS
Cambridge English vocab
PANTS — Synonyms and related words : Bermuda shorts, Capri pants, bags, bells, bloomers, blue jeans, breeches, breeks, briefs, britches, buckskins, chivarras, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PANTS — Noun/Adj. Nonsense, rubbish, bad. From the standard British English of pants, meaning underwear; also a variation on 'knickers'. E.g."The first …
Slang English vocab
PANTS — noun 1 ( BrE ) underwear ⇨ See also ↑ panties , ↑ underpants … OF PANTS ▪ pair VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PANTS — • ↑ catch sb with their pants down
Longman Activator English vocab
PANTS — n. pl. 1 In Britain (men's) drawers, small-clothes, smalls, drawers, underpants, boxer shorts, trunks, undershorts, Y-fronts, briefs, Colloq smalls; (women's) …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PANTS — See: ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS, CATCH ONE WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN, FANCY PANTS, FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS, …
Словарь английских идиом
SEAT — 1. A surface upon which another part rests or seats. Example: valve seat is matched surface upon which valve face …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
PANTS — DON'T say if you mean trousers. Say trousers. Pants means underpants
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
SEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) сиденье, то, на чем сидят (как целый предмет, или как та часть предмета, на которой именно …
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PANTS — сущ.; мн.; сокр. от pantaloons 1) амер.; разг. брюки, штаны knee pants ≈ брюки до колен; бриджи 2) кальсоны; подштанники; …
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BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
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YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEAT — seat.ogg 1. si:t n 1. 1> место ( для сидения ) driver's pilot's seat - место водителя пилота a car …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PANTS — pants.ogg pænts n употр. с гл. во мн. ч. 1. амер. брюки, штаны deck pants - разг. женские брюки до …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEAT — 1) сиденье 2) стул; кресло 3) опорная поверхность; опора 4) гнездо 5) седло ( клапана ) 6) упорный башмак 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PANTS — брюки - knee pants
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SEAT — 1) сиденье 2) стул; кресло 3) опорная поверхность; опора 4) гнездо 5) седло (клапана) 6) упорный башмак 7) горн. забой 8) верхняя задняя часть (брюк) • - adjustable suspension …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PANTS — брюки - knee pants
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SEAT — 1) вмещать 2) гнездо 3) кресельный 4) кресло 5) место 6) очаг 7) седло 8) сиденье • tire bead seat — машиностр. кольцо посадочное - boom seat - driver seat - gasket …
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