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clear as mud

Idioms  
  1. Murky, obscure, totally unclear, as in The translation of these directions is clear as mud. This ironic phrase always indicates that something is far from clear. [Early 1800s]


Example Sentences

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“That makes everything as clear as mud.”

From Literature

“It’s about as clear as mud right now,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

What looked superficially as a clear win for AI companies in their long battle to use copyrighted material without paying for it to feed their chatbots, now looks clear as mud.

From Los Angeles Times

"It is as clear as mud," says Mr Down.

From BBC

"The Scottish government's direction of travel on this vitally important issue is as clear as mud," she adds.

From BBC