English · Idiom Candidate

stuck in the mud

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Unable to change or make progress due to tradition or inertia

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không thể thay đổi hoặc tiến bộ do truyền thống hoặc quán tính

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: physically stuck in mud

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The company is stuck in the mud and needs new ideas

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “stuck in the mud” mean?

Unable to change or make progress due to tradition or inertia Literally: physically stuck in mud

Is “stuck in the mud” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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