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muddle through
mud·dle M0464200 (mŭd′l)v. mud·dled, mud·dling, mud·dles v.tr.1. a. To mix together, especially confusedly: The various flavors are muddled in this recipe.b. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.2. a. To put into a state of confusion; confuse: Emotional rhetoric will only muddle the debate on the issue.b. To confuse or befuddle (a person or the mind, for example). See Synonyms at befuddle.3. To mismanage or bungle: muddle a task.4. To make turbid or muddy.v.intr. To think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner: muddled along through my high-school years.n.1. A disordered condition; a mess or jumble.2. A state of mental confusion.3. See muddler.Phrasal Verb: muddle through To push on to a favorable outcome in a disorganized way.
[Possibly from obsolete Dutch moddelen, to make water muddy, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of *modden, to make muddy, from modde, mud.]muddle through vb (intr, adverb) chiefly Brit to succeed in some undertaking in spite of lack of organization Thesaurusmuddleverb1. To put out of proper order:derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, tumble, unsettle, upset.2. To put into total disorder:ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, scramble, snarl.Slang: snafu.Idiom: play havoc with.3. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, mystify, perplex, puzzle.Informal: throw.Idiom: make one's head reel.4. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muff, spoil.Informal: bollix up, muck up.Slang: blow, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu.Idiom: make a muck of.5. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:blunder, bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, shuffle, stagger, stumble.phrasal verb
muddle throughTo progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:do, fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, shift.Informal: make out.Idioms: make do, make shift.noun1. A lack of order or regular arrangement:chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble.Slang: snafu.2. A ruinous state of disorder:botch, foul-up, mess, shambles.Informal: hash.Slang: screwup, snafu.3. A stunned or bewildered condition:befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance.Translationsmuddle through
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, throughmuddle 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, throughmuddle throughBlunder 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, throughmuddle throughv. 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, throughEncyclopediaSeeMuddleThesaurusSeemuddle |