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  • 1 В-188

    МУТИТЬ ВОДУ coll, usu. disapprov VP subj: human
    1. to confuse a certain matter intentionally, muddle some facts ( usu. trying to deceive s.o., misrepresent the real situation)
    X мутит воду - X is muddying the water(s)
    X is confusing the issue.
    «Фантастика все это... Никакого удава в горах нет и никогда не было»... - «Всё-таки до меня ещё не полностью доходит, что всё это значит». - «А надо, чтоб дошло, надо... Давайте зададим себе вопрос: кто мутит воду, кто распускает слухи? Бригадир Потапов» (Домбровский 1). "The whole story is pure science-fiction. There is no boa-constrictor up in those hills and never was."... "I still don't see what it's all supposed to mean." "Well, it's time you realised what it means....Now let us ask ourselves this question-who is muddying the water, who is spreading rumours? Brigade-leader Potapov" (1a).
    2. to sow discord between people
    X мутит воду » X is stirring up trouble
    X is stirring things up X is causing (making) trouble.
    Второй раз предупреждает её Подрезов насчёт молельни... А может, Марфа тут ни при чём? Когда она отличалась набожностью? Может, это Евсей Мошкин воду мутит? (Абрамов 1). This was the second time Podrezov had warned her about the prayer house....But maybe it had nothing to do with Marfa. She had never been especially devout. Perhaps it was Evsei Moshkin stirring up trouble (1a).
    (Сильва:) Хату поджёг он (указывает на Бусыгина), а не кто-нибудь. И воду тут у вас мутит тоже он (Вампилов 4). (S.:) Не set fire to the cottage, (Indicating Busy gin) and not someone else. And he stirred up things here too (4b).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-188

  • 2 мутить воду

    МУТИТЬ ВИДУ coll, usu. disapprov
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to confuse a certain matter intentionally, muddle some facts (usu. trying to deceive s.o., misrepresent the real situation):
    - X мутит воду X is muddying the water(s);
    - X is confusing the issue.
         ♦ "Фантастика все это... Никакого удава в горах нет и никогда не было"... - "Всё-таки до меня ещё не полностью доходит, что всё это значит". - "А надо, чтоб дошло, надо... Давайте зададим себе вопрос: кто мутит воду, кто распускает слухи? Бригадир Потапов" (Доморовский 1). "The whole story is pure science-fiction. There is no boa-constrictor up in those hills and never was."... "I still don't see what it's all supposed to mean." "Well, it's time you realised what it means....Now let us ask ourselves this question-who is muddying the water, who is spreading rumours? Brigade-leader Potapov" (1a).
    2. to sow discord between people:
    - X мутит воду X is stirring up trouble;
    - X is causing < making> trouble.
         ♦ Второй раз предупреждает её Подрезов насчёт молельни... А может, Марфа тут ни при чём? Когда она отличалась набожностью? Может, это Евсей Мошкин воду мутит? (Абрамов 1). This was the second time Podrezov had warned her about the prayer house....But maybe it had nothing to do with Marfa. She had never been especially devout. Perhaps it was Evsei Moshkin stirring up trouble (1a).
         ♦ [Сильва:] Хату поджёг он (указывает на Бусыгина), а не кто-нибудь. И воду тут у вас мутит тоже он (Вампилов 4). [S.:] He set fire to the cottage, (Indicating Busygin) and not someone else. And he stirred up things here too (4b).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мутить воду

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