guò
qiě
guò

idiom

Meaning of 得过且过

得过且过 means to muddle along; to scrape by; to get by; to be irresponsible; to do a perfunctory job; to work half-heartedly. Pronounced dé guò qiě guò.

  • to muddle along; to scrape by; to get by
  • to be irresponsible; to do a perfunctory job; to work half-heartedly

Definitions & Examples

duì
shēng
huó
méi
yǒu
guī
huà
 
zhí
dōu
shì
guò
qiě
guò
 

He has no plan for his life and has always just been muddling along.

hòu
de
nián
 
méi
yǒu
biāo
 
zhǐ
néng
guò
qiě
guò
 

In the years after graduation, he had no goals and could only scrape by.