muddle through

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to succeed in some undertaking in spite of lack of organization

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muddle through Idioms  

1. Blunder through something, manage but awkwardly, as in The choir never knows how to line up, but we muddle through somehow. [Early 1900s]

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muddle through

An unexplained catastrophe, and the arrival of mysterious alien beings, have turned British society upside down - and a man and his elderly aunt muddle through on the Kent coast.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

While Buckley and Mescal muddle through a dense script aiming for authenticity, Jupe lives it, delivering every line with a seasoned actor’s veracity.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025

But Intel’s experience also illustrates that companies can muddle through a period of overspending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

Big picture: The economy might perk up in 2026 as trade wars fade and new tax breaks kick in, but the U.S. is likely to muddle through to the new year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

He still ran away bleating if any of the cows took it into their heads to look at him sideways, but most of the time they couldn’t be bothered and he managed to muddle through.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff