muddle along
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
“Countries can muddle along with a great deal of poor economic performance and still be a major force in international politics,” noted Aaron L. Friedberg of Princeton, author of “Getting China Wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2022
They muddle along, but with an undue burden of suffering.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022
Jones and England will muddle along for now in a marriage of convenience and hope the magic emerges again.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2022
Permit me to muddle along in my own, 'special, wrong-headed way, and the chances are I'll make good in the end.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
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