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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This requires professional guidance (definitely don’t wing it).
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Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Mistake #4: Not Having a Strategy Ahead of Time
Now is not the time to wing it.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
True to a Norv Turner teaching point, Herbert and Smith wing it far without elongating their delivery.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Buyer-Aware Candidates Know The Difference Leaders who master this don’t wing it.
—Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The show would end, incidentally, with another famous Oscars moment: The awards were given out with 20 minutes left to broadcast, leaving the Academy to wing it.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Wealthy People Have Budgets Too Here's a fun fact - wealthy people don't just wing it with their money!
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Mistake #4: Not Having a Strategy Ahead of Time
Now is not the time to wing it.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
True to a Norv Turner teaching point, Herbert and Smith wing it far without elongating their delivery.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Buyer-Aware Candidates Know The Difference Leaders who master this don’t wing it.
—Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The show would end, incidentally, with another famous Oscars moment: The awards were given out with 20 minutes left to broadcast, leaving the Academy to wing it.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Wealthy People Have Budgets Too Here's a fun fact - wealthy people don't just wing it with their money!
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Wing it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wing%20it. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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