by guess and by golly
by guess and by golly
By any means; without careful planning; relying on guesswork and luck. We don't have much to work with, but by guess and by golly, we're going to figure out a way to save our business! He just throws his essays together by guess and by golly, but he still manages to get good grades on them.
See also: and, by, golly, guess
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- by guess or by golly
- golly
- by guess or by gosh
- by guess and by God
- by guess and by gosh
- go it blind
- as chance/luck would have it
- as luck would have it
- bluff (one's) way through (something)
- with any luck