Question
Play it by the
ear In each of the questions given below a phrase/idiom is given and four options are given below it. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.Solution
The idiom ‘play it by the ear’ means ‘to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier’.
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