au doigt mouillé
French
Etymology
A reference to the practise of moistening one's finger and putting it upright to find which way the wind goes approximately. Compare Dutch nattevingerwerk, English finger to the wind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o dwa mu.je/
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Prepositional phrase
- (informal) by the seat of one's pants, as a rule of thumb
- une estimation au doigt mouillé ― a ballpark estimate
See also
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