play it by ear

• improvisePerform without preparation
• wingLimb enabling flight
• spontaneousArising without external cause
• adaptModify for new conditions
• flexibleAble to bend freely

jam · music · listen · intuition · ad-lib · unrehearsed · go with the flow · moment · instinct · jazz · unprepared · freestyle · feel · vibe · makeshift · off-the-cuff · unscripted · react

• music expressionsmusic to my ears, in tune, out of tune, strike a chord, call the tune
• idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
• improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib
• impulsive actionsspur of the moment, on a whim, snap decision, knee-jerk reaction, rush in
• adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
• flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable