muddle through

ˈmʌdəl θruː

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Definition of muddle through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

cope challengeshandle a situation despite difficulties or lack of preparation

We will muddle through even if things get tough.
She managed to muddle through the interview despite her nerves.
They will muddle through the power outage until repairs arrive.

cope

get by

improvise

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Expressions with muddle

muddle the issue

make a situation more confusing or complicated

His comments only muddle the issue further.

in a muddle

adj.

confused or disorganized state

Her thoughts were in a muddle after the meeting.

make a muddle of

do something in a confused or disorganized way

He made a muddle of the instructions.

muddle along

manage to get by or continue despite difficulties

They just muddle along, somehow making ends meet each month..

muddle on

proceed in a disorganized way

Without a leader, the team just muddled on.

muddle up

mix various objects without order

He muddled up the puzzle pieces on the table.

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French:se débrouiller, ...
German:durchwursteln, ...
Italian:cavarsela, ...
Spanish:arreglárselas, ...
Portuguese:desenrascar-se, ...
Chinese:凑合过来, ...
Japanese:なんとかやり抜く, ...
Arabic:تَدَبَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּדֵּר, ...
Russian:выкручиваться, ...
Ukrainian:давати собі раду, ...
Hindi:संकट का सामना करना, ...
Bengali:কষ্টেসৃষ্টে সামলানো, ...
Catalan:anar tirant, ...
Czech:nějak to zvládnout, ...
Danish:klare sig igennem, ...
Dutch:zich erdoor slaan, ...
Greek:τα βγάζω πέρα, ...
Hungarian:boldogulni, ...
Khmer:ដោះស្រាយទៅតាមស្ថានភាព, ...
Korean:어떻게든 해내다, ...
Persian:از پسِ چیزی برآمدن, ...
Polish:przebijać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):virar-se, ...
Romanian:a se descurca, ...
Swedish:ta sig igenom, ...
Thai:ประคองตัวไป, ...
Turkish:bir şekilde idare etmek, ...
Vietnamese:xoay xở qua chuyện, ...

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