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muddle sb/sth up
[ M ]
to think that a person or thing is someone or something else because they are very similar
• I often muddle up Richard with his brother.
• It's easy to muddle up some Spanish and Italian words., muddle along
to continue doing something with no clear purpose or plan
• Decide what you want in life - don't just muddle along., muddle through
to manage to do something although you are not organized and do not know how to do it
• I'm afraid I can't help you - you'll just have to muddle through on your own., muddle sth up
[ M ]
to arrange things in the wrong order
• I've arranged the books alphabetically so don't muddle them up.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun ADJ. awful | embarrassing | bureaucratic, financial VERB + MUDDLE get (sb) in/into I got into an awful muddle with my tax forms. | make The judge made a muddle of the case. PREP. in a ~ The house was in a awful muddle by the time the children left. | ~ about/over/with There was a bureaucratic muddle over his appointment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary