| 词汇 | clear as mud |
| 释义 | Idiom (as) clear as mud Theme: CLARITY not understandable. (Informal.)Your explanation is as clear as mud.This doesn't make sense. It's clear as mud. Slang clear as mud Theme: CONFUSION mod. not clear at all. (Often with as.)All of this is clear as mud to me.I did all the reading, but it's still as clear as mud. Idiom clear as mud(as) clear as mud very difficult to understand.His traffic directions were as clear as mud. Usage notes: used to humorously explain that there was a problem Opposite of: (as) plain as dayclear as mud adjective anything but clear; confused UK, 1842(as) clear as mudDifficult to see or understand; not clear at all. I guess I need to call a lawyer because these legal contracts are as clear as mud. *clear as mud1. Cliché not clear at all. (*Also: as ~.) Your swimming pool needs cleaning; the water is clear as mud. 2. Cliché not easy to understand. (*Also: as ~.) This physics chapter is clear as mud to me. I did all the reading, but it's still as clear as mud. clear as mudMurky, 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] clear as mudIf something is as clear as mud, it is confusing and difficult to understand. The instructions are about as clear as mud! Note: You usually use this expression in a humorous way. clear as mudnot at all easy to understand. informal(as) clear as ˈmud(spoken) not clear at all; very difficult to understand: The instructions in the manual are as clear as mud. OPPOSITE: crystal clearclear as mudverbSee as clear as mud clear as mudMurky, obscure, anything but clear. This jocular cliché, spoken ironically to indicate that something is unclear, dates from the early nineteenth century. It appears in R. H. Barham’s Ingoldsby Legends (1842) and is still frequently heard. |
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