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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak,
where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.
I'm Feifei.
And I'm Beth.
Feifei, how are you today?
Oh, you know, muddling along.
Everything's fine, the same as usual.
Oh, you're muddling along.
Well, that's what we're looking at today and it's a phrasal verb.
If you say you're muddling along, it means you're coping fine with something.
Things aren't great, but things aren't bad either.
And it can also be used when you're doing something without a plan or in conditions which aren't perfect.
Yes.
So, for example, I don't have enough money to spend on a new phone at the moment,
so I am muddling along with my old one for now.
It's not a great phone, but it's OK.
For now.