得過且過 [－过－过]

Jyutping dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3
Pinyin dé guò qiě guò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
  2. without high ambitions, but getting by
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    不求​上​進​，​祇​要​冇​問題​就​由​得​佢​嘅​態​度
    muddle through, procrastinating potential problems as long as the day gets by
    • 佢胸無大志，輟學之後嘅日子得過且過。
      佢胸无大志，辍学之后嘅日子得过且过。
      He doesn't have an ultimate ambition; he just muddles through after quitting high school.
  2. 近義詞
    大意、揦西、敷衍、是但、求其、粗心、苟且、草率、輕率、隨便、馬虎
  3. 反義詞
    仔細、俾心機、嚴格、用心、細心、細緻、認真
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to muddle along; to drift along; to be perfunctory with one's work; to get by however one can
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢胸无大志，辍学之后嘅日子得过且过。
    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.