Submitted by György Chityil ... on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 22:19 Hierarchy: VerbDescription: {{transitive|and|intransitive|idiomatic}} To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Ngram: play by earNgram Text: play by earSource: WiktionaryIssue: 0Wiktionary tag: andNgram Count: 3