[Idiom] FLY BY THE SEAT OF PANTS. - Navigate Uncertainty with Creative Idioms!
Fly by the seat of pants.
Improvising through uncertain situations.
To "fly by the seat of your pants" means to do something by instinct without formal guidelines or experience, often making decisions as you go. Originally used to describe pilots flying without relying on instruments, this idiom now applies to any situation where people have to improvise or adapt quickly to changing conditions without prior planning.
Example Sentences
I had to fly by the seat of my pants during the presentation since the slides wouldn't load.
I had to improvise during the presentation since the slides wouldn't load.
She's never managed a project like this; she's really flying by the seat of her pants.
She is managing the project without prior experience, improvising along the way.
Tom had no experience in baking, but he flew by the seat of his pants and impressively won the contest.
Tom had no baking experience, but he improvised and impressively won the contest.