Had an interesting office conversation today.
I've always known "play it by ear" is a saying, but what I didn't realize was "play it by year" is technically NOT a saying. I also can honestly say I can not possibly recall a time when someone has said "play it by ear", but everyone I've known has said the latter.
It apparently has become accepted as an idiom as well as teh googles will reveal. Play it by ear is pretty straightforward, improvisation. I've always thought of "play it by year" as "wait and see".
Super curious if its a generational thing, if I am retarded (a distinct possibility most beyonders would agree ), or if both have valid meanings.