Idiom
muddy up
Meaning
To confuse (an issue or situation); to obscure or obfuscate (an issue or situation).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Do not muddy up the facts with your guesses.”
“The lawyer tried to muddy up the case by bringing in irrelevant evidence that confused the jury.”
“By introducing conflicting reports, the politician sought to muddy up the public debate and avoid answering direct questions about the budget.”
Examples
simple
“Do not muddy up the facts with your guesses.”
contextual
“The lawyer tried to muddy up the case by bringing in irrelevant evidence that confused the jury.”
complex
“By introducing conflicting reports, the politician sought to muddy up the public debate and avoid answering direct questions about the budget.”
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