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Meanings of muddy the waters in English

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Usage of muddy the waters in English
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However, all that seemed to do was muddy the waters of clarity.
The South African
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And he wasn't prepared for anyone else to muddy the waters.
The red door
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Mr Javid attempted to muddy the waters on this on Friday.
The Guardian
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A couple of confusing angles could muddy the waters even more.
The South African
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And my inclination would be to keep quiet and not muddy the waters.
The Guardian
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Michishita, the Japanese security expert, said the Moscow-Pyongyang thaw could just muddy the waters.
The Guardian
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And then the defence team gets to muddy the waters, leak alibis, dispute timelines.
The Irish Times
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But is that apology a sign of strength or does it further muddy the waters?
Radio NZ
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We must take care not to muddy the waters.'
The Lady of the Rivers
10
Having soared over the bar at the first attempt, Banks felt free to muddy the waters.
The Guardian
11
And where prosecutors couldn't disprove a defence claim, they were often able to muddy the waters.
Radio NZ
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I will discover the truth, Edwin, no matter how hard you try to muddy the waters.
From hell with love
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The point is just to muddy the waters.
The Guardian
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Tuesday's voting could muddy the waters even further.
Reuters
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The trick is not to muddy the waters.
Radio NZ
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I don't want to muddy the waters, Mom.
Legacy: a novel
This collocation consists of:
Muddy the waters through the time
Muddy the waters across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common