muddle through
verb
muddled through; muddling through; muddles through
: to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort
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Will Newsom bite the bullet or muddle through the next few years and dump a huge fiscal crisis on his successor?
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The delays and opacity have fueled concern that Beijing plans to muddle through the downturn rather than introducing bold measures to spur substantial growth.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The young, resurgent team that mounted a late-season playoff push only to fall two points short last April has instead muddled through a season in which Buffalo has won consecutive games just four times, and has yet to win three in a row.
—John Wawrow, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Orsted has had to muddle through inflation that hit the global offshore-wind industry the last two years, said Robinson, which is among the reasons investors view it as risky now.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 7 Feb. 2024
For now, the focus is finding a way to muddle through well enough to keep Ukraine in the fight.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
His long record in politics and frequent flip-flops on strategy incline him to procrastinate and muddle through.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
As the auto industry muddled through downturns, car buyers’ shifting tastes and the migration of jobs overseas, cities dependent on manufacturing jobs suffered.
—Corey Williams, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
That means taking a step back to assess the current state of your business, its potential opportunities and threats, and how best to move forward—rather than just muddling through.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The delays and opacity have fueled concern that Beijing plans to muddle through the downturn rather than introducing bold measures to spur substantial growth.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The young, resurgent team that mounted a late-season playoff push only to fall two points short last April has instead muddled through a season in which Buffalo has won consecutive games just four times, and has yet to win three in a row.
—John Wawrow, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Orsted has had to muddle through inflation that hit the global offshore-wind industry the last two years, said Robinson, which is among the reasons investors view it as risky now.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 7 Feb. 2024
For now, the focus is finding a way to muddle through well enough to keep Ukraine in the fight.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
His long record in politics and frequent flip-flops on strategy incline him to procrastinate and muddle through.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
As the auto industry muddled through downturns, car buyers’ shifting tastes and the migration of jobs overseas, cities dependent on manufacturing jobs suffered.
—Corey Williams, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
That means taking a step back to assess the current state of your business, its potential opportunities and threats, and how best to move forward—rather than just muddling through.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Muddle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddle%20through. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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