play it by ear Definition| Urban Word Dictionary

play it by ear

-To let things go as they may.-It is usually said when a person who is asked a question is not quite sure as to what to answer with.

play it by ear

by Know Stuff on Mar 09, 2016 23:57:02

When you do not have a plan, or instructions. When someone is not going to follow a direction or plan, they are just going to figure it out as they go alone. The saying derives from a musician being asked "Do you know how to play the song....." . Although the musician has no music sheets or formal note instructions, since he/she has heard the song before he/she says "No, But I can play it by ear"

I child sitting at a piano figuring out them self how to play marry had a little lamb with no instruction is an example of "play it by ear"

The term now is used for all sorts of reasons, if your not sure how to do something, or what you are doing, but are happy to just figure it out as you go along.

Example:
What are you doing tonight? "I'm going to play it by ear"

play it by ear

by happycookie on Aug 17, 2009 02:40:33

Letting you down politely, when you ask someone to do something and they want to do something, just not with you, they will say they're going to "play it by ear".

Example:
"What do you want to do tonight?"

"I don't know; I think I'll just play it by ear."

play it by ear

by play it by ear on Oct 24, 2015 01:26:50

to put off a decision till later

Example:
"I don't know we will play it by ear."

play it by ear

by The TRUE meaning is on May 13, 2016 00:24:41

We say play it by "ear" because we are making decisions as we HEAR them. This means we are not making any final plans right now because we might hear of other things that could prevent us from being able to participate. So basically it means I might have better shit to do.

Example:
Aimee: Hey can you hang out tomorrow night?
John: I might have to work late so let's play it by ear.

play it by ear

by kg5025 on Jun 19, 2011 12:43:15

the wrong way to say "play it by year"

Example:
Tom: Let's just play it by ear.
Jeb: What?! That makes no sense

Play it by ear

by GMan2a on Jan 03, 2016 13:43:56

Another way of saying "go with the flow." Usually used when there's no set plans and everything furthermore will be done when it's done (or spontaneously).

Example:
Guy 1: "what are the plans for tomorrow night? Any parties?"

Guy 2: "idk, guess we'll just play it by ear."

Play it by ear

by Light Joker on Jun 03, 2007 10:27:25

to do something by feel and instinct rather than with a plan, to improvise

Example:
I think I will play it by ear since I have so much time.

playing it by ear

by apmezroh on Jan 15, 2017 08:17:44

Not really sure how it going to work out. All depends. Sort of like "wait and see"

Example:
About whether we'll go to the concert or not, I'm playing it by ear.

let's play it by ear

by Tommigun on Sep 05, 2015 02:00:07

It's never going to happen.

Example:
Can we reschedule our date to next Saturday?

That's fine.

What time?

Let's play it by ear.

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