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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation;
- Example: "She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

play it by ear
    v 1: decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the
         situation; "She didn't know what to expect from her new
         job, so she played it by ear"