得過且過 dé guò qiě guò

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
過 guò pass, pass through, go across
且 qiě
HSK 3
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
過 guò pass, pass through, go across