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Phrase(s): bump along 1. [and] bump along something
Lit. to travel along a rough road. • We bumped along on the dirt road to the lake. • We bumped along the road, hanging onto our hats. 2. Fig. [for some plan or situation] to move along awkwardly and unevenly. • The whole project bumped along to an uncertain conclusion. • The plan bumped along for a while and then we all gave it up.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs