What means just play it by ear?
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What means just play it by ear?
This expression, which is mostly used in informal contexts, comes from the world of music. When a musician ‘plays it by ear’, he attempts to play or reproduce a piece of music without looking at the music sheet.
Is the phrase play it by ear or year?
The phrase is “play it by ear”, meaning to use a musical instrument to play a song using your sense of sound (and memory) to guide the way, rather than by reading a music sheet. Show activity on this post.
What’s another way to say play it by ear?
What is another word for play it by ear?
| improvise | extemporiseUK |
|---|---|
| speak impromptu | wing |
| busk | speak off the top of one’s head |
| do something on the spur of the moment | do on the fly |
| make it up as you go along | do something off the cuff |
How do you respond to play it by ear?
If someone says ‘Let’s play it by ear’ to you, you can reply using phrases like ‘sounds good’ (=yes, I agree) or ‘don’t you think we should make a plan? ‘ (=no, let’s make a plan). Another idiom with a similar meaning is ‘go with the flow.
What is the word for thinking on your feet?
What is another word for think on one’s feet?
| extemporiseUK | extemporizeUS |
|---|---|
| cook up | vamp up |
| vamp | speak impromptu |
| busk | speak off the top of one’s head |
| plan | design |
Who came up with play it by ear?
A little over a century later, people began using “play by ear” (or a close facsimile) to mean play an instrument without the aid of written music. The OED’s first citation for the newer usage is from A Breif Introduction to the Skill of Musick (1658), by John Playford: “To learn to play by rote or ear without book.”
What is the word for quick thinking?
Some common synonyms of quick-witted are alert, clever, and intelligent. While all these words mean “mentally keen or quick,” quick-witted implies promptness in finding answers in debate or in devising expedients in moments of danger or challenge.
What is it called when you can think on your feet?
To perform, make, or do without preparation or knowledge. extemporiseUK. extemporizeUS. improvise.
What does finger on the pulse mean?
Definition of have/keep/put one’s finger on the pulse of : to be aware of the latest things that are happening in (a certain industry, area, etc.) He claims that he has his finger on the pulse of the computer industry.
What is another word for quick thinker?
Some common synonyms of quick-witted are alert, clever, and intelligent.
What does worked my fingers to the bone mean?
to work very hard
: to work very hard She had to work her fingers to the bone to make enough money to raise her kids.
What does it mean to keep fingers crossed?
To hope that nothing will happen to bring bad luck or to ruin one’s plans: “Helen will soon find out whether she got into law school; in the meantime, she is keeping her fingers crossed.”
What is the meaning of The Fast and the Furious?
in a very fast and forceful way
Definition of fast and furious : in a very fast and forceful way : with one thing following another very quickly —used both as an adjective and as an adverb The action was fast and furious. The questions were coming at me fast and furious.
