flounder through

flounder through (something)

1. To have a hard time physically advancing through something. I floundered through the mud because my boots kept getting stuck.
2. To have a hard time enduring a challenging situation. I definitely floundered through that interview—I mean, I stumbled over everything I said!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flounder through something

 
1. Lit. to struggle through something, such as a mire, swamp, etc. The Jeep floundered through the swamp without getting stuck. The horse floundered through the muddy field.
2. Fig. to struggle awkwardly through a difficult situation. We floundered through the performance. I don't know how we did it, but we did it. We just floundered through our presentation, hoping for a lot of questions.
See also: flounder, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • flounder through (something)
  • have a hard time with (someone or something)
  • be hard at it
  • in the end
  • honestly
  • come by
  • hard to come by
  • not any hard feelings
  • hard by
  • knock oneself out
References in periodicals archive
Two nickel tagging pins were passed upwards from the blind side of the flounder through the dorsal musculature.
Movement patterns of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) in the southern Gulf of Maine: observations with the use of passive acoustic telemetry