To fly by the seat of your pants

Learning English Conversations

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🗓️ 25 June 2012

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Can Chris fly by the seat of his pants? Li and Chris discuss the use of this phrase.

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English we speak.
0:16.0	Hi, I'm Chris and I'm here today with Lee.
0:19.0	Hello.
0:20.0	Lee, did you see that Superman film on television last night?
0:23.4	I love Clark Kent.
0:25.4	By day he's just a regular guy,
0:27.7	but he also has the power to fly.
0:30.4	It's a classic movie.
0:31.9	No, I didn't see it.
0:34.0	The aerial on my roof is broken,
0:36.0	and I don't really know how to fix it.
0:39.0	So I can't watch anything at the moment.
0:42.0	Oh, that's a shame.
0:43.1	If you want, I could have a look to see if I can fix it for you.
0:46.2	I'd be flying by the seat of my pants, but it's worth a try.
0:49.9	You can fly?
0:50.9	Like Superman?
0:52.4	Do you have to wear your pants on the outside like him to?
0:55.8	No I don't mean I can actually fly and I'm certainly not putting my underwear on over
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