muddy the waters
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muddy the waters
verb muddies the waters · muddying the waters · muddied the waters · muddy the water
- To make something unclear and difficult to understand. He insisted that the Basque separatist group Eta remained the main line of investigation, and suggested the tape may have been an attempt to muddy the waters.
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verb To make something unclear and difficult to understand
| 中文 | 攪渾水 /搅浑水 jiǎo húnshuǐ |
|---|---|
| Français | noyer le poisson, brouiller les pistes |
| Italiano | intorbidare le acque, confondere le acque, offuscare la questione, eludere il problema, sviare l'attenzione, tergiversare |
| Ελληνικά | θολώνω τα νερά tholóno ta nerá |
| Русский | мути́ть во́ду mutítʹ vódu |
Talk about this word "muddy the waters." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/muddy%20the%20waters. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. muddy the waters. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/muddy%20the%20waters "muddy the waters." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/muddy%20the%20waters.Cite this
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title = {muddy the waters},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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