Idiom idiom
muddle along
Meaning
To live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We do not have a plan, so we just muddle along.”
“Without a clear budget for the project, the team had to muddle along until they received more funding.”
“Lacking any formal training or clear guidance, the young artist continued to muddle along, hoping that his natural intuition would eventually lead him to success.”
Last updated August 10, 2026