PLAY IT BY EAR

Meaning of PLAY IT BY EAR in English

see ear

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PLAY IT BY EAR — v. wait and see how a situation develops, wait and decide later (depending on what happens in the meantime), improvise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY IT BY EAR — informal proceed instinctively according to circumstances rather than according to rules or a plan. → play
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAY IT BY EAR — ( informal ) to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY IT BY EAR — see ear
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY IT BY EAR — See ↑ PLAN 11
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY IT BY EAR — IMPROVISE, extemporize, ad lib; make it up as one goes along, think on one's feet; informal busk it, wing it. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY IT BY EAR — See play . 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY IT BY EAR — play without a plan, improvise, jam If our plans fail, we can play it by ear. We'll be creative!
English Idioms vocab
PLAY IT BY EAR — play without a plan, improvise, jam If our plans fail, we can play it by ear. We'll be creative!
English Idioms vocabulary
PLAY IT BY EAR — принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY IT BY EAR — принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAY IT BY EAR — принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY IT BY EAR — expr infml He decided to remain calm and play it by ear — Он решил оставаться спокойным и действовать по обстановке Let's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PLAY IT BY EAR — expr infml He decided to remain calm and play it by ear — Он решил оставаться спокойным и действовать по …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PLAY IT BY EAR — ear, play it by expr infml He decided to remain calm and play it by ear Он решил оставаться спокойным …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PLAY IT BY EAR — He decided to remain calm and play it by ear — Он решил оставаться спокойным и действовать по обстановке Let's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English play, pley, from Old English plega; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
PLAY — — playingly , adv. — playless , adj. — playlike , adj. /play/ , n. 1. a dramatic composition or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
PLAY — [play] n [ME, fr. OE plega; akin to OE plegan to play, MD pleyen] (bef. 12c) 1 a: swordplay b …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — / ɪə(r); NAmE ɪr/ noun 1. [ C ] either of the organs on the sides of the head that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — I. play 1 S1 W1 /pleɪ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ play , ↑ interplay , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
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
PLAY — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAY — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
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
PLAY — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, …
Oxford English vocab
EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
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
PLAY — ( plays, playing, played) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When children, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band performs/plays ▪ The band is performing live on Saturday night. a play …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ear/eye infection ▪ She was given antibiotics for an ear infection. cauliflower ear deaf …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill is passed by parliament (= it is made into a law ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — Synonyms and related words : Eustachian tube, advertence, advertency, alertness, anvil, assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attention span, attentiveness, audibility, audience, audition, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
EAR — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ inner , middle ▪ external , outer ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — n. 25B6; noun an infection of the ear. : See list. he had the ear of the president : ATTENTION, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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