得過且過
simp得过且过dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3dé guò qiě guò
English
- satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
- without high ambitions, but getting by
- muddle through, procrastinating potential problems as long as the day gets by
粵語 — Cantonese
- 不求上進,祇要冇問題就由得佢嘅態度
Examples
佢胸無大志,輟學之後嘅日子得過且過。
He doesn't have an ultimate ambition; he just muddles through after quitting high school.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk