muddle through
verb
muddled through; muddling through; muddles through
: to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort
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These patches will help Europe muddle through immediate turmoil but will not solve the continent’s most fundamental political and security challenges.
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Sophia Besch, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Moscow probably still has enough cash reserves to muddle through, but in the short term, there could be pain, analysts said.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Whether potty training, learning to drive, or applying to college, the reflections of veteran parents were much more valuable than those trying to muddle through it like me.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Biden's is one of muddling through crises, reacting to unforeseen events, and being trapped by its own biases and assumptions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sophia Besch, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Moscow probably still has enough cash reserves to muddle through, but in the short term, there could be pain, analysts said.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Whether potty training, learning to drive, or applying to college, the reflections of veteran parents were much more valuable than those trying to muddle through it like me.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Biden's is one of muddling through crises, reacting to unforeseen events, and being trapped by its own biases and assumptions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Muddle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddle%20through. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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