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Definition

To live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way.

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In Context

  • "Executives are content to muddle along as long as profits are satisfactory — Attention to operating matters is a child of adversity."
  • "Indeed, they may muddle along a little better, armed with the view that the world is subject to their control."
  • "But evidence from the past few years indicates that Russia will continue to muddle along and that, in a few years, it will probably “muddle upward”."
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Also Said As

  • muggle
  • muddle on