muddy the waters
搞亂局面或使情況變得不明朗
口語·表達使情況混亂
英文釋義
to make a situation more confusing or complicated
例句
His confusing explanation only muddied the waters for everyone.
典故來源
源自自然現象,攪動泥水使水變渾濁,比喻故意或無意地讓情況更復雜。