muddle through

Meaning

To succeed (often clumsily) despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.

Synonyms

eke out

rub through

Hyphenated as

mud‧dle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌdl̩ θɹuː/

Etymology

From muddle (“to think and act in a confused, aimless way”) + through.