muddle along

Verb

 * 1)  To live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way.
 * 2) * 1940, unnamed executive quoted in United States. Temporary National Economic Committee, Investigation of concentration of economic power, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 66
 * Executives are content to muddle along as long as profits are satisfactory — Attention to operating matters is a child of adversity.
 * Executives are content to muddle along as long as profits are satisfactory — Attention to operating matters is a child of adversity.