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Verb: play it by ear
  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"

Derived forms: playing it by ear, plays it by ear, played it by ear

Type of: act, move

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play a trick on
play along
play around
play back
play ball
play date
play down
play false
play group
play hooky
play it by ear
play list
play off
play on words
play out
play possum
play reading
play the field
play therapy
play tricks
play truant