muddle through

muddle through
intransitive verb
: to achieve a degree of success without a decisive plan

mankind … only learns enough from glaciers, floods, and wars to muddle through — Henry Hewes

social legislation muddled through in the right direction — W.A.Orton

suffered several resounding disasters before muddling through to victory — John Masters

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ˌmuddle ˈthrough [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muddle through he/she/it muddles through present participle muddling through past tense muddled through past participle muddled through] phrasal verb
to succeed in doing something despite having no clear plan, method, or suitable equipment
Thesaurus: to succeed in doing somethingsynonym
Main entry: muddle

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cope more or less satisfactorily despite lack of expertise, planning, or equipment

we don't have an ultimate ambition; we just muddle through

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muddle through [phrasal verb]
informal : to do something without doing it very well or easily

I had a hard time with the class, but somehow I muddled through. [=got by]

We won't have much money but we'll muddle through [=manage] somehow.

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Main Entry: ↑muddle

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ˌmuddle ˈthrough derived
to achieve your aims even though you do not know exactly what you are doing and do not have the correct equipment, knowledge, etc

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We'll muddle through somehow.

Main entry: ↑muddlederived

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  • muddle through (or Brit. along) — cope more or less satisfactorily. → muddle …   English new terms dictionary

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  • muddle through — intransitive verb Date: circa 1864 to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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