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
Tā他
duì对
shēng生
huó活
méi没
yǒu有
guī规
huà划
,
yī一
zhí直
dōu都
shì是
dé得
guò过
qiě且
guò过
。
He has no plan for his life and has always just been muddling along.
Bì毕
yè业
hòu后
de的
nà那
jǐ几
nián年
,
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
mù目
biāo标
,
zhǐ只
néng能
dé得
guò过
qiě且
guò过
。
In the years after graduation, he had no goals and could only scrape by.