play by ear
idiomTo do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; to improvise.
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bend someone's ear
To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
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child's play
Something particularly easy or simple.
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ear to the ground
The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.
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ear tunnel
A round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.
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flea in one's ear
A stinging rebuke or rebuff.
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give ear
To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
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go in one ear and out the other
To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.
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go play in the traffic
To go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; to get lost.