muddy the waters

US /ˈmʌd.i ðə ˈwɔː.tərz/
UK /ˈmʌd.i ðə ˈwɔː.tərz/
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混淆視聽, 攪渾水, 使情況複雜化

to make a situation or issue more confusing or difficult to understand

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His conflicting statements only served to muddy the waters further.
他自相矛盾的言論只會進一步混淆視聽
Let's not muddy the waters with irrelevant details.
我們不要用不相關的細節來混淆視聽