'V way prep/adv' - Construction 16

Name: the bungle your way through a situation construction
Description: A person achieves a goal or gets out of a difficult situation using ineffective actions.
Verbs: botch, bumble, bungle, fumble, muddle
Example: …we can't afford to muddle our way through. (BNC)
Membership: figurative movement; into/out of a situation / towards a goal; by ineffective action
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