muddy the waters

成語所屬單字muddy

muddy the waters — 慣用語

1. to make a situation or discussion more confusing by introducing new, irrelevant,

1.慣用語
釋義

把水攪渾;使情況更加混亂

to make a situation or discussion more confusing by introducing new, irrelevant, or unclear information

例句

By bringing up an unrelated complaint, the manager only muddied the waters during the budget meeting.