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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Two idioms
Please tell me what are the answers for these idiom questions.
Let's play it by ear
a. Let's make a plan now
b. Let's decide later when the time is right.
c. Let's do it quickly.
Let's play it by ear
a. Let's make a plan now
b. Let's decide later when the time is right.
c. Let's do it quickly.
Top answer
Generally, it means to do something without a plan, to improvise, or to act on the spur of the moment. C is the closest.
- Generally, it means to do something without a plan, to improvise, or to act on the spur of the moment.
- C is the closest.
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3 Answers
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Generally, it means to do something without a plan, to improvise, or to act on the spur of the moment. C is the closest.
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Sentences a, b and c mean literally what they say. They are not idioms or idiomatic expressions.
As for, “Let’s play it by ear”, it means “Let’s play this music without reading the musical notation.” (assuming, of course that the speaker is playing a musical instrument and listening to some kind of music which he/she wants to play).
The expression also means, “Let’s respond to
As for, “Let’s play it by ear”, it means “Let’s play this music without reading the musical notation.” (assuming, of course that the speaker is playing a musical instrument and listening to some kind of music which he/she wants to play).
The expression also means, “Let’s respond to
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I'm thinking that B is the closest because it is saying that there is no need to decide right now. We can see how things develop and then decide, improvise as needed.
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