- on the seat
- in the lavatoryNot in an armchair, and often as an explanation for a delayed response:Tell them I'm on the seat, my compliments. (Seymour, 1977)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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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 using your own experience and ability, without help from anyone else. We found our way by the seat of our pants, but if I ever did another jungle trek I d take a … New idioms dictionary
by the seat of pants — by the seat of (your) pants if you do something by the seat of your pants, you do it using your own experience and ability, without help from anyone else. We found our way by the seat of our pants, but if I ever did another jungle trek I d take a … New idioms dictionary
fly by the seat of your pants — fly by the seat of (your) pants informal to do something difficult without the necessary experience or ability. None of us had ever worked on a magazine before so we were flying by the seat of our pants. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
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