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Meaning of "clear as mud" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEAR AS MUD

clear as mud play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEAR AS MUD

clear
clear away
clear off
clear out
clear round
clear the air
clear the decks
clear up
clear-cut
clear-eyed
clear-fell
clear-headed
clear-headedly
clear-headedness
clear-out
clear-sighted
clear-sightedly
clear-sightedness
clear-up rate
clearable

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEAR AS MUD

almud
Arnaud
bemud
bud
cloud
drag someone´s name in the mud
drilling mud
fraud
Freud
heavy mud
loud
Malamud
mud
oud
out loud
proud
someone´s name is mud
stick-in-the-mud
stud
Talmud

Synonyms and antonyms of clear as mud in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «clear as mud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEAR AS MUD

Find out the translation of clear as mud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clear as mud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clear as mud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

清泥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

claro como el barro
570 millions of speakers

English

clear as mud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीचड़ के रूप में स्पष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واضحة و الطين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ясно, как грязь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

claro como lama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাদা হিসাবে পরিষ্কার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clair que la boue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jelas seperti lumpur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klar wie Schlamm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

泥のような明確な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진흙 명확
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cetha kaya lendhut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rõ ràng như bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மண் போன்ற தெளிவானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिखलसारखा स्वच्छ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çamur gibi temizlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiaro come il fango
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jasne jak słońce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ясно , як бруд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clar ca noroi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαφείς ως λάσπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helder soos modder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klart som lera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klar som gjørme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clear as mud

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEAR AS MUD»

The term «clear as mud» is regularly used and occupies the 83.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEAR AS MUD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clear as mud

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEAR AS MUD»

Discover the use of clear as mud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clear as mud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clear As Mud: Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans
This book is an affirmation of the need and possibility for deliberative planning in highly contentious settings.
Robert B. Olshlansky, Laurie A. Johnson, 2010
2
As Clear as Mud: Down-Toearth Communication Skills for ...
This book describes communication myths that get us into trouble and provides concrete, specific communication skills that you can use to improve all your relationships.
Suzi Borgo, 2010
3
As Clear As Mud Volume 1: The Brabbler's Guide to Idioms
The Brabbler's Guide to Idioms Safia Shah. Definition: To be as clear as reading glasses that have fallen into a swamp. Or as clear as water with ink in it. in other words, not very clear at all. In a sentence: Although we lived with Oxford, the ...
Safia Shah, 2013
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As Clear As Mud Volume 2: The Brabbler's Guide to Idioms
Guide. 1. Cover 2. Start of Content 1. Cover 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 5. 4 6. 5 7. 6 8. 7 9. 8 10. 9 11. 10 12. 11 13. 12 14. 13 15. 14 16. 15 17. 16 18. 17 19. 18 20. 19 21. 20 22. 21 23. 22 24. 23 25. 24 26. 25 27. 26 28. 27 29. 28 30. 29 31. 30 32. 31 33.
Safia Shah, 2013
5
Undone!: More Mad Endings
A collection of eight stories about the scary, the supernatural, or the unusual, including a mysterious bottle whose contents let you read people's minds and homemade granola that turns a boy into an apple tree.
Paul Jennings, 1995
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
1827 Wirt Letters 2.231: A good thing may be too often repeated. 1830 Ames Mariner's 170: There certainly is such a thing as having too much of a blessing. Oxford 831; TW 369(15); Whiting M793. M297 As clear as Mud 1809 Lindsley Love 8: ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Cambridge, Mass.: George Nichols, 1848. As clear as mud (APP 253; EAP 302; MP 431) 1922 "It's just as clear as mud." (p. 252) Lewis, Sinclair. Babbitt. 1922. New York: Signet Books, 1961. 1925 All's clear as mud. (p. 232) Phillpotts, Eden.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
clear as a bell clear as crystal clear as mud clear as a hell I . (of sound) extremely clear: When his daughter telephoned him from America he could hear her as clear as a bell. 2. (of a situation) very clear: easily understood: The whole thing was ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
9
Paul Jennings
Judy Dwyer, Paul Jennings. climbed back into bed, but the bog was still calling. This time he dug up a witch-shaped baby's bottle that he cleaned and topped with a teat. The next morning, on taking a sip from the bottle, Bomber found he could ...
Judy Dwyer, Paul Jennings, 2000
10
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Ice to Hyps
Very obscure. Also the reverse : as plain as may be. 1837-40. Halieurton, The Cloch- maher, p. 480 (ed. i862). Well, I get her to set down and go over it all ever so slow, and explain it all as clear as mud, and then she says, — Now do you see , ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1896

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEAR AS MUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clear as mud is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's As Clear As Mud
I used to work with someone who used the expression "It's as clear as mud," for just about every occasion, even the ones that had obvious ... «WealthManagement.com, Jul 15»
2
Drought-Parched BC All but Gives away Water
... guy can't use a few dozen litres when they want without risking a fine over 100 times more than that, the government's logic is clear as mud. «TheTyee.ca, Jul 15»
3
Water price absurd as BC faces drought
... litres while the little guy can't use a few dozen without risking a fine over 100 times more than that, the government's logic is clear as mud. «24 Hours Vancouver, Jul 15»
4
Office Q&A: Add custom AutoComplete items; evaluate groups in an …
Then, we'll evaluate the Personnel group within the Transaction Date group. If that's clear as mud, don't worry—it'll make sense soon. Figure B. «TechRepublic, Jul 15»
5
Online TV innovation like Global Mode stifled by big broadcasters …
While things remain as clear as mud in the business world across in the consumer world things are about to get a whole lot clearer with the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
What about ISIS?
In fact, exactly what Trudeau will do about ISIS if elected is as clear as mud, because his security and foreign policy ideas are a mess. On the ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
7
Our Views: State budget proposal poses terrible assault on …
The amendment would make government transparency as clear as mud for “we the people.” All 12 Republicans on the Joint Finance ... «Gazettextra, Jul 15»
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The Taulupe Faletau saga: What we know and what we don't about …
... rival with no transfer fee involved, then it would not be down to him, so he would not be penalised. As you can see, it's all as clear as mud! «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
9
How Labor misses the asylum-seeker boat
... with Indonesia around the question of asylum-seekers' vessels, and of course all of this happening under a shroud of secrecy.” Clear as mud. «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
Fit Friday: Sit for a long time at work? Try these stretches.
Clear as mud? Just watch the video. Those are some easy moves, if you've been sitting in the office for a long time or you're recovering from ... «KY3, Jul 15»

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