wing it

VERB

improvise

Synonyms

WEAK

ad-lib concoct devise do off the top of your head do offhand fake it improv invent make do make up play it by ear speak off the cuff throw together

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I don’t wing it and hope everything will turn out OK anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

While Darcy Graham's dancing feet threaten on one wing, it was Duhan van der Merwe's power that shrugged off Ellis Mee on the other, creating space for Huw Jones on the outside.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

"I'm going to try to get as ready as I can. You can't just wing it."

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

With Indian food, there's just too much for me to wing it.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

I can’t read, so I just try to wing it.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

wing it

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