Collocations for "muddy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "muddy" in context.
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muddy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a muddy [field, road, puddle, pond, water]
- a muddy [dress, T-shirt, shirt, jacket, hem]
- my [dress] [is, got] muddy
- got her [dress] muddy [playing, running]
- muddy footprints [on the floor, in the kitchen]
- [was served, drank] muddy coffee
- a muddy [idea, thought, sentence]
- my thoughts are muddy
- muddy [music, noises, sounds, notes]
- the colors had [become, gone] muddy
- muddy the [floor, carpet, tiles]
- his [shoes, boots] muddied the [floor]
- the [floor] was muddied by his [shoes]
- will muddy [the colors, your color]
- (there's no need to) muddy the waters
- muddy the [situation, issue, matter]
- (has) muddied your [emotions, thinking, line of thought]
- muddy your [argument, point] (with)
- muddying up the [water, situation]
'muddy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):