蒙混过关

蒙混過關

ménghùn-guòguān

idiom #21,872

Meanings

1 to muddle through
2 to slip past by deception
3 to bluff one's way through

Characters

to deceive; to cover; to muddle

to mix up; to muddle

to pass; to cross

checkpoint; barrier; hurdle

Examples

他考试没复习，想蒙混过关，结果还是不及格。

Tā kǎoshì méi fùxí, xiǎng ménghùnguòguān, jiéguǒ háishì bùjígé.

He hadn't studied for the exam and tried to bluff his way through, but failed anyway.

这个借口太烂了，根本蒙混不过关。

Zhège jièkǒu tài làn le, gēnběn ménghùn búguò guān.

That excuse is too weak — there's no way you'll get away with it.

敌军试图伪装成平民蒙混过关。

Díjūn shìtú wěizhuāng chéng píngmín ménghùnguòguān.

The enemy soldiers tried to disguise themselves as civilians to slip through.

Tips

usage

蒙混过关 is a very common colloquial idiom. 蒙混 means to deceive or muddle through; 过关 means to pass through a checkpoint or hurdle. Together the phrase captures the idea of getting past something through trickery or barely scraping by.

Stroke Order

蒙 méng

混 hùn

过 guò

关 guān