muddle through
To succeed despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trainedTo succeed (often clumsily) despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.
» You'll have to muddle through on your own.
Da wirst du dich irgendwie allein durchschlagen müssen. — Waldelfe
Da werdet ihr euch irgendwie allein durchschlagen müssen. — Waldelfe
Da werden Sie sich irgendwie allein durchschlagen müssen. — Waldelfe
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1 sensesTo succeed (often clumsily) despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.
I’ve only had a few lessons, but I can muddle through the test.
sich durchwursteln
Examples
3 sentencesYou'll have to muddle through on your own.
deDa wirst du dich irgendwie allein durchschlagen müssen. — Waldelfe
We'll muddle through this together.
We didn't get any instructions. I guess we'll just muddle through and make the best of things.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From muddle (“to think and act in a confused, aimless way”) + through.From muddle (“to think and act in a confused, aimless way”) + through.
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Forms
muddles through, muddling through, muddled through, muddled through| Base form | muddle through · to muddle through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | muddles through |
| Present participle | muddling through |
| Past simple | muddled through |
| Past participle | muddled through |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.