muddy イディオム

muddy the water

Idiom(s): muddy the water

Theme: CLARITY

to make something less clear; to make matters confusing; to create difficulty where there was none before.
• Things were going along quite smoothly until you came along and muddied the water.
• The events of the past month have muddied the water as far as our proposed joint venture is concerned.

Muddy the waters

If somebody muddies the waters, he or she makes the situation more complex or less clear.

fish in muddy|fish|muddy|troubled|troubled waters|

v. phr. To take advantage of a troubled or confusing situation; seek personal advantage. With the police disorganized after the collapse of communism in Europe, many criminals started to fish in troubled waters.

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first things first first-class(2) first-run first-string fish for fish for a compliment fish fry fish in muddy fish or cut bait fish out of water fish story fish-and-chips fit as a fiddle fit for fit in with fit like a glove

English Vocalbulary

become numb become obsessed with become obsolete become of become opened up become pale become popular become pregnant become prosperous become public become quiet become ready to eat become realized become red become red in the face become rich become rusty become sentimental contrario di muddy

muddy イディオム

muddy the water

Muddy the waters

fish in muddy|fish|muddy|troubled|troubled waters|

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