Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I’m just going to wing it. I didn’t prepare for anything.”
- Jason before choir practice, a test and a date.
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Definition
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improvise, act without a plan
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Not planning ahead has advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes, you end up doing something exciting that you never thought you could or would do because you didn’t plan. But other times, not planning can get you in trouble.
If you’re not prepared for something, it means you’ll just have to wing it. To wing it is to do the best you can without a plan.
Today, Jason has a big day ahead of him, but he intends to wing it all day. He practices singing with Dale, but does a terrible job because he didn’t prepare. Then he takes a test. Beren studied all night. Jason wings it and believes he did very well. Then he has a date with Devan. She hoped he would make reservations at a fancy restaurant. Too bad Jason planned to wing it.
The phrase wing it comes from the theater. When actors didn’t memorize their lines before the start of the play, the would study them in the wings, or the sides of the stage, where the audience can’t see.
Have you ever had to wing it? How did it go?
Examples
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“The politician did not prepare a speech. She decided to wing it.”
“When the plan didn’t work, the team had to wing it. “
“I forgot to bring the directions, so we’ll just have to wing it. “