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muddy the waters |
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muddy the waters
to make a situation more confused and less easy to understand or deal with The statistics you quoted didn't prove anything, they simply muddied the waters. muddy the waters to make a situation more confusing He's just trying to muddy the waters so we won't notice all the bad things he's done. Related vocabulary: muck something upUsage notes: sometimes used with a modifier: The controversy has muddied the social waters of communities throughout this region. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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