- muddle something up
- muddle something up†to mix something up; to make something confusing. •
You really muddled the language of this contract up.
•Who muddled up the wording?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
muddle something up
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muddle something up — confuse two or more things with each other. → muddle … English new terms dictionary
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muddle on — ˌmuddle a ˈlong ˌmuddle ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muddle along he/she/it muddles along … Useful english dictionary
muddle through something — muddle through (something) to continue despite confusion and difficulties. My grandparents muddled through droughts and crop failures and family crises … New idioms dictionary
muddle through — (something) to continue despite confusion and difficulties. My grandparents muddled through droughts and crop failures and family crises … New idioms dictionary
muddle — mud|dle1 [ mʌdl ] noun count usually singular a confused situation or condition: Her feelings for him are such a muddle. in a muddle: She died leaving her financial affairs in a muddle. a. count or uncount a mistake caused by a confused situation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
muddle — mud|dle1 [ˈmʌdl] n 1.) be in a muddle/get into a muddle BrE a) to be confused ▪ I m in such a muddle, I d completely forgotten you were coming today. be in a muddle/get into a muddle over/about ▪ My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over… … Dictionary of contemporary English
muddle — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a state of confusion or untidiness, that results in things being done wrong: There was a bit of a muddle over our reservations. | We had to get an accountant in to sort out the muddle. 2 be in a muddle a) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
