muddle through
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To somehow manage to finish or survive something difficult, even though you didn't really know how.
"I hadn't prepared properly, but I muddled through the presentation somehow."
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How capitalism ate the culture
Vox · 22:20
Let's somehow we'll muddle through.
How life changes when you start embracing mystery | David S. Goyer
The Well · 1:01
But I'll, I'll try to muddle through.
How capitalism ate the culture
Vox · 22:22
I don't think we're going to muddle through.
Stuck in the Middle First Episode | S1 E1 | Full Episode | Disney Channel
Disney Channel · 3:18
I'm the day people muddle through as best they can.
The 300-year drought that ended the ancient world | Eric Cline
Big Think Clips · 30:48
The Egyptians, while they don't do well, they do muddle through,