得过且过

得過且過

déguò-qiěguò

idiom #39,734

Meanings

HSK 5

年轻人不应该有得过且过的心态。

Niánqīngrén bù yīnggāi yǒu déguò-qiěguò de xīntài.

Young people shouldn't have a get-by mentality.

HSK 6

他工作上总是得过且过，从不主动进取。

Tā gōngzuò shàng zǒngshì déguò-qiěguò, cóngbù zhǔdòng jìnqǔ.

At work he always just muddles through, never taking initiative.

usage

Strongly negative - implies laziness and lack of ambition. Almost always describes someone you disapprove of, not yourself.

得 de

过 guò

且 qiě