muddle through (something)

muddle through (something)

To do a particular task with difficulty. I muddled through that job interview because I was sick with a cold at the time.See also: muddle, through

muddle through (something)

to manage to get through something awkwardly. We hadn't practiced the song enough, so we just muddled through it. We didn't know what we were meant to do, so we muddled through.See also: muddle, through

muddle through

Blunder through something, manage but awkwardly, as in The choir never knows how to line up, but we muddle through somehow. [Early 1900s] See also: muddle, through

muddle through

v. To do some task poorly or without strong motivation: I forgot the cookbook, so we just muddled through the recipe without it.See also: muddle, through