to muddy the issue

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• muddy the issue — muddy the waters/issue/ phrase to make a situation more complicated or difficult than it needs to be He produced yet another theory, which only served to muddy the waters. Thesaurus: to be, or to make something, difficult to understandsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

• muddy the waters — To confuse a situation by introducing complications • • • Main Entry: ↑mud * * * muddy the waters/issue/ phrase to make a situation more complicated or difficult than it needs to be He produced yet another theory, which only served to muddy the… …   Useful english dictionary

• muddy — [ˈmʌdi] adj I covered with MUD, or full of mud II verb [T] muddy [ˈmʌdi] to make something muddy • muddy the issue to make a situation more complicated or difficult than it needs to be[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• muddy — adjective (muddier, muddiest) 1》 covered in or full of mud. 2》 not bright or clear. verb (muddies, muddying, muddied) 1》 make muddy. 2》 make unclear: an attempt to muddy the issue. Derivatives muddily adverb …   English new terms dictionary

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• muddy — [[t]mʌ̱di[/t]] muddier, muddiest, muddies, muddying, muddied 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud. ...a muddy track... The ground was still very muddy. ...his muddy boots. 2) VERB If you muddy something, you… …   English dictionary

• muddy — mud|dy1 [ˈmʌdi] adj 1.) covered with mud or containing mud ▪ Take your boots off outside if they re muddy. ▪ the muddy waters of the lake 2.) confused and not clear ▪ On the issue of education, the difference between the two parties is muddy. 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• muddy — adjective muddier, muddiest 1 covered with mud or containing mud: the muddy banks of the river | Take your boots off outside if they re muddy. 2 colours that are muddy are dull 3 confused and not clear: muddy thinking muddiness noun (U) 2 verb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• muddy — I UK [ˈmʌdɪ] / US adjective Word forms muddy : adjective muddy comparative muddier superlative muddiest * 1) covered with mud, or full of mud muddy boots 2) dull in colour II UK [ˈmʌdɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms muddy : present tense… …   English dictionary