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satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through · without high ambitions, but getting by

得过且过
dé guò qiě guò
d+é·2nd toneg+uò·4th toneq+iě·3rd toneg+uò·4th tone
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Synonyms
careless · casual · vague · not so bad · so-so · tolerable · fair马马虎虎mǎ ma hū hūto drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēng(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck听天由命tīng tiān yóu mìng(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shìto idle · to waste time混日子hùn rì zinegative · passive · inactive消极xiāo jí
Antonyms
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result · to have high ambitions力争上游lì zhēng shàng yóu(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting精益求精jīng yì qiú jīngnot one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules · meticulous · not one hair out of place一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒu