Idiom for "intuitively"

Anderew wrote on 27 Apr 2004:
[nq:1]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? All I can think of right now is "by eye", but I seem to remember there being a better one.[/nq]
"instinctively"? It might also depend on what you're talking about. Some musicians play "by ear". So how does one describe a cook who uses no recipes?

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[nq:1]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? All I can think of right now is "by eye", but I seem to remember there being a better one.[/nq]
Let the Force guide you.

Michael West

[nq:1]Some musicians play "by ear".[/nq]
Musicians who play by ear fly by the seat of their pants.

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[nq:1]Anderew wrote on 27 Apr 2004:[/nq]
[nq:2]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? ... but I seem to remember there being a better one.[/nq]
[nq:1]"instinctively"? It might also depend on what you're talking about. Some musicians play "by ear". S

[nq:1]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? All I can think of right now is "by eye", but I seem to remember there being a better one.[/nq]
All I can think of is doing things "by guess and by gosh," but I don't know if that fits your situation. Maybe that's closer to "trial and error" than what you want.
Do you think that intuition is something inborn, as for animals,

[nq:1]Anderew wrote on 27 Apr 2004:[/nq]
[nq:2]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? ... but I seem to remember there being a better one.[/nq]
[nq:1]"instinctively"? It might also depend on what you're talking about. Some musicians play "by ear".[/nq]
It's an interesting phrase. I wouldn't want
to listen to a musician who didn't use his
ear to guide

[nq:1]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? All I can think of right now is "by eye", but I seem to remember there being a better one.[/nq]
I have a gut feeling that there is.

[nq:2]Isn't there an idiom that more or less means "intuitively"? ... eye", but I seem to remember there being a betterone.[/nq]
[nq:1]I have a gut feeling that there is.[/nq]
I can feel it in me waters!

Michael West wrote on 27 Apr 2004:
[nq:2]Anderew wrote on 27 Apr 2004: "instinctively"? It might also depend on what you're talking about. Some musicians play "by ear".[/nq]
[nq:1]It's an interesting phrase. I wouldn't want to listen to a musician who didn't use his ear to guide him; ... an "intuitive" element involved, though certainly that's a common (mis?)conception. Some people

Mike Bandy filted:
[nq:2]Some musicians play "by ear".[/nq]
[nq:1]Musicians who play by ear fly by the seat of their pants.[/nq]
That's when they're not winging it..r