muddle up

ˈmʌdəl ʌp

Definition

Definition of muddle up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

organization

mix various objects without order

He muddled up the puzzle pieces on the table.

confuse

disarrange

jumble

confusion

cause confusion or disorder in something

He muddled up the files, making them hard to sort..

confuse

disorder

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Expressions with muddle

muddle the issue

make a situation more confusing or complicated

His comments only muddle the issue further.

muddle through

handle a situation despite difficulties or lack of preparation

We will muddle through even if things get tough.

in a muddle

adj.

confused or disorganized state

Her thoughts were in a muddle after the meeting.

make a muddle of

do something in a confused or disorganized way

He made a muddle of the instructions.

muddle along

manage to get by or continue despite difficulties

They just muddle along, somehow making ends meet each month..

muddle on

proceed in a disorganized way

Without a leader, the team just muddled on.

Examples of muddle up in a sentence

She muddled up the files on her desk.
The new system update muddled up the settings.
She muddled up the instructions, causing delays.

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French:mélanger, confondre, ...
German:durcheinanderbringen, durcheinander bringen, ...
Italian:confondere, ...
Spanish:mezclar, confundir, ...
Portuguese:misturar, confundir, ...
Chinese:弄乱, 搞混, ...
Japanese:ごちゃ混ぜにする, 混乱させる, ...
Arabic:خَلَطَ, شَوَّشَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַלְגֵּן, לְבַלְבֵּל, ...
Russian:перемешивать, перепутать, ...
Ukrainian:перемішувати, плутати, ...
Hindi:गड़बड़ कर देना, गड़बड़ करना, ...
Bengali:এলোমেলো করা, গোলমাল করা, ...
Catalan:barrejar, trastocar, ...
Czech:pomíchat, poplést, ...
Danish:blande sammen, rode sammen, ...
Dutch:verwarren, in de war brengen, ...
Greek:ανακατεύω, ...
Hungarian:összekeverni, rendetlenséget okozni, ...
Khmer:លាយច្របូកច្របល់, ធ្វើឱ្យច្របូកច្របល់, ...
Korean:뒤섞다, 혼란스럽게 하다, ...
Persian:درهم ریختن, قاطی کردن, ...
Polish:pomieszać, zamieszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):misturar, confundir, ...
Romanian:a amesteca, a deruta, ...
Swedish:röra ihop, ...
Thai:ปะปน, ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง, ...
Turkish:karıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:trộn lẫn, làm rối tung, ...

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