muddle along

难怪北京外国语大学刘润清教授说毛选英译本是经过反复推敲而打造出来的一部精品。

毛泽东：反对自由主义


办事不认真，无一定计划，无一定方向，敷衍了事，得过且过，做一天和尚撞一天钟。这是第九种。

To work half-heartedly without a definite plan or direction; to work perfunctorily and muddle along--"So long as one remains a monk, one goes on tolling the bell." This is a ninth type.