wing it

idiom

informal
: to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation
I hadn't practiced the part, so I got up there and winged it.

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Choose this one in burgundy and wing it for a more dramatic and arresting look. Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024 Research shows that, given the same income, people who commit to a financial plan save twice as much money as those who just wing it. Becky Batcha and Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024 Popeyes wants to wing it in a TV venue typically reserved for selling pizza and beer. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024 Despite all my reading and talking, my approach to tech has mainly been to wing it. Megan Angelo, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023 Was very freeing to play loose, wing it, and see what happened. Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023 That does not mean that the United States should simply wing it and approach every foreign policy issue in isolation. Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 Others had to wing it, with Leno doing his own monologues. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 May 2023 While some people may be able to wing it and succeed, the majority take preparation seriously. Tracy Brower, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023

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“Wing it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wing%20it. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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