Communication
stumble through something
do something awkwardly
To stumble through something means to do it with difficulty while making mistakes or pauses.
Hear it in real life
How was your first presentation?
I stumbled through it, but the audience was kind.
I stumbled through my introduction because I had not prepared properly.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I stumbled through on my presentation.
Say: I stumbled through my presentation.
Use "stumble through" directly with the task; do not insert "on" between "through" and the activity.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stumble through something; stumbled through something
Your turn: say it out loud
I stumbled through my introduction because I had not prepared properly.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stumble through something
do something awkwardly
“I stumbled through my introduction because I had not prepared properly.”
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