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• muddle along/through — COPE, manage, get by/along, scrape by/along, make do. → muddle …   Useful english dictionary

• muddle along — muddle through don t worry, we ll muddle through Syn: cope, manage, get by/along, scrape by/along, make do …   Thesaurus of popular words

• muddle — ► VERB 1) bring into a disordered or confusing state. 2) confuse or perplex (someone). 3) (muddle up) confuse (two or more things) with each other. 4) (muddle along/through) cope more or less satisfactorily. ► NOUN ▪ a mudd …   English terms dictionary

• muddle — mud|dle1 [ˈmʌdl] n 1.) be in a muddle/get into a muddle BrE a) to be confused ▪ I m in such a muddle, I d completely forgotten you were coming today. be in a muddle/get into a muddle over/about ▪ My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• muddle — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a state of confusion or untidiness, that results in things being done wrong: There was a bit of a muddle over our reservations. | We had to get an accountant in to sort out the muddle. 2 be in a muddle a) to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• muddle — mud|dle1 [ mʌdl ] noun count usually singular a confused situation or condition: Her feelings for him are such a muddle. in a muddle: She died leaving her financial affairs in a muddle. a. count or uncount a mistake caused by a confused situation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• muddle — I UK [ˈmʌd(ə)l] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms muddle : singular muddle plural muddles a) a confused situation or condition Her feelings for him are such a muddle. in a muddle: She died leaving her financial affairs in a… …   English dictionary

• muddle — [[t]mʌ̱d(ə)l[/t]] muddles, muddling, muddled 1) N VAR: oft in/into a N If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder. My thoughts are all in a muddle... We are going to get into a hopeless muddle. ...a general… …   English dictionary

• muddle — muddledness, muddlement, n. muddlingly, adv. /mud l/, v., muddled, muddling, n. v.t. 1. to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble. 2. to cause to become mentally confused. 3. to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with an… …   Universalium

• muddle — [ˈmʌd(ə)l] noun [singular] I a confused situation in which mistakes happen She died leaving her financial affairs in a muddle.[/ex] II verb muddle [ˈmʌd(ə)l] muddle along muddle through muddle sb/sth up muddle sth up …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• muddle — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up, together) bring into disorder. 2 tr. bewilder, confuse. 3 tr. mismanage (an affair). 4 tr. US crush and mix (the ingredients for a drink). 5 intr. (often foll. by with) busy oneself in a confused and… …   Useful english dictionary