wings it
Plays it unrehearsed
To wing it is to improvise or proceed without preparation, relying on instinct or quick thinking rather than a plan: I hadn't studied, so I just winged it on the exam.
The phrase likely comes from theater—actors who hadn't learned their lines would read them from the wings of the stage.
Wings it is the third-person singular form.
- extemporizeSpeak without preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- quick-thinkingMentally rapid, resourceful
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
make it up · play it by ear · think on your feet · take a shot · impromptu · unrehearsed · off-the-cuff · fly blind · trial-and-error · spur-of-the-moment · ingenuity · venture · unplanned · go with the flow · freestyle · flexible · roll with it · leap