We can't just keep muddling along like this.

我们不能就这样混日子。

《牛津词典》

Tom is still muddling along.

汤姆仍然在胡混日子。

《新英汉大辞典》

In our company you see nobody muddling along.

在咱们的公司，看不到混日子的人。

youdao

Such agencies can promote foresight, and help governments think harder about the consequences of failure (unlike traditional diplomacy, which likes muddling along).

ECONOMIST: The politics of global disruption, and how they may change

The consumer is becoming ever more tech savvy which means that muddling along like Microsoft did through the Windows market and waiting until a version 3.1 product before the product is usable will not cut it anymore.

FORBES: Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM -- Buy 'Em All!