muddle through
verb
muddled through; muddling through; muddles through
: to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort
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Victor has a background in improv comedy, and came to fame, in part, through video routines that went viral on social media: here is Victor muddling through an awkward blind date, or riffing on the contents of a hardware store.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Wall Street has been eager for any sign the economy might muddle through the confusion stoked by Trump’s tariffs, even as tremendous uncertainty lingers.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The team that bussed to Woodbridge on Monday was a different team than the one that muddled through the four-game losing streak.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Instead, departments muddle through with disempowered acting officials at the helm.
—Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Wall Street has been eager for any sign the economy might muddle through the confusion stoked by Trump’s tariffs, even as tremendous uncertainty lingers.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The team that bussed to Woodbridge on Monday was a different team than the one that muddled through the four-game losing streak.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Instead, departments muddle through with disempowered acting officials at the helm.
—Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
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“Muddle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddle%20through. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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