Don't muddy the water up. It will clog our filters.
•Don't muddy up the water.
2. Fig. to make something unclear. •You have really muddied this issue up. I thought I understood it.
•You sure muddied up this issue.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 — may refer to: Something covered in mud Places Several places in the United States: Muddy, Illinois Muddy, Montana Other Muddy Waters, blues musician Muddy Mole, the main character of the video game, Mole Mania See also All pages beginning with… … Wikipedia
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 — 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 — 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
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 — mud|dy1 [ mʌdi ] adjective * 1. ) covered with MUD or full of mud: muddy boots 2. ) dull in color muddy mud|dy 2 [ mʌdi ] verb transitive to make something muddy: He fell and muddied his new jacket. muddy the waters/issue to make a situation more … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
muddy up — verb dirty with mud • Syn: ↑muddy • Hypernyms: ↑dirty, ↑soil, ↑begrime, ↑grime, ↑colly, ↑bemire • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
muddy — 1. adjective a) Covered with or full of mud or wet soil. He slogged across the muddy field. b) Not clear; mixed up or blurry. Take off your muddy boots before you come inside. 2 … Wiktionary
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
