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  1. 28-May-2008, 03:53 #1
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    Default Origin of "By the seat of your pants"

    By the seat of your pants If you do something by the seat of your pants, you do it without help from anyone.
    Hi! I got the idiom from this BBS.
    http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/by+the+seat+of+your+pants.html


    Would you please tell me something about its origin? Thanks.
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    Default Re: Origin of "By the seat of your pants"

    Go here:
    Fly by the seat of one's pants
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    Default Re: Origin of "By the seat of your pants"

    Thank you, oregeezer! I got it.
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