BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS

Meaning of BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS in English

using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — phrasal using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — phrasal : using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory navigating by the seat of his pants
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — : using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — See: FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS.
Slang English vocab
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — See: FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS.
Словарь английских идиом
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — разг. нутром; по наитию, инстинктивно
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — разг. нутром; по наитию, инстинктивно
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — adv infml 1) I got through school by the seat of my pants — Я окончил школу каким-то чудом 2) The pilot was steering …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — adv infml 1) I got through school by the seat of my pants — Я окончил школу каким-то чудом 2) …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — seat of one's pants, by the adv infml 1. I got through school by the seat of my pants Я …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS — 1) I got through school by the seat of my pants — Я окончил школу каким-то чудом 2) The pilot …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEAT — I. ˈsēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti, from the stem of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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
PANTS — ˈpants, ˈpaan-, ˈpain- noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: short for pantaloons, plural of pantaloon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEAT — — seater , n. — seatless , adj. /seet/ , n. 1. something designed to support a person in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANTS — /pants/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. trousers (def. 1). 2. underpants, esp. for women and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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
SEAT — I. ˈsēt noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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
SEAT — noun posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. 2. seat ·vt to fix; to set firm. 3. seat ·vi to …
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
SEAT — [seat] n [ME sete, fr. ON saeti; akin to OE gesete seat, sittan to sit] (13c) 1 a: a special …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PANTS — pants BrE AmE pæn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEAT — / siːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLACE TO SIT 1. a place where you can sit, for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — / pænts; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. ( BrE ) underpants or knickers : a pair of pants …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
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
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
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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
SEAT — ( seats, seating, seated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A seat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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
PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. a seat in parliament (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PANTS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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