Jan 4, 2018 · One team member on the project was, for lack of a better word, winging it. They did not understand what their role required and did not follow any established theories, …

Dec 7, 2015 · The words "whinge" and "whine" have separate (albeit very similar) definitions in the OED, and they have distinct pronunciations. "Whinge" seems completely restricted to …

3 I was recently trying to think of another way to say "on the fly", in the context of a performance, speech, or action. I thought of the idiom "winging it". I then wondered if the origins of these two …

Is there a past tense of the verb "to wing," meaning to make up on the fly? Inspired by a blog post of Wil Wheaton, quoted partially below. "Is it from a recipe, or are you winging it?" "...

Nobody knows for sure. The Greek phrase is “ἔπεα πτερόεντα”, and “winged words” is a literal translation. The idiomatic meaning of this expression is not known, and it has spurred …

Sep 25, 2023 · Wikipedia has a list of Australian slang words for people, and says: pom or *pommie - an Australian nickname given to English people. Somewhat derogatory in nature …

Observant, not fumbling winging-it fool! All these people that responded to your question acknowledge the many wonderful and valuable attributes that parallel being shy and reserved.

Mar 8, 2019 · I am fishing for an explanation. The term 'Pom' for an Englishman is used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The common explanation is that it is derived from …

Aug 2, 2017 · Incorrect. Winging it is about being unprepared. Nothing about the motivation to do the task or end result. Also, winging it implies you succeeded.

The names of the week were originally Roman according to the Oxford English Dictionary: The Latin days of the week in imperial Rome were named after the planets, which in turn were …