Play it by ear also means to decide what to do at the last minute instead of making detailed plans.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

During that time, Onalfo thought about what he really wanted to do with his life: play soccer.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

She considers not only what would be interesting for the musicians to play, but also what would be interesting for the audience to hear.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

They want radio stations to choose what songs to play.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

ERIC: Why you shooting down my game?Let a playa play. MIKE: Yeah, okay.What you playing at, T-Ball?

VOA: standard.other

They had no idea what to do. I said,'Wow,look at all these trees, let's play!'

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

Teenage boys play basketball in the shadow of a high school, damaged and closed for now, as camp residents do what they can to get on with their lives.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

When it comes to playing Tennis, Ahmet has played the sport in many other countries other than his own and he said the Tennis scholarship is what aided in him being able to come to the United States to play and study.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

"When the request came through for us to consider re-forming to play, we felt that the immense scale of what had happened in Victoria and the really necessary kind of giving from other quarters to help people meant that it was something we should take very,very seriously,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.14