- ˌmuddle sb/sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to become confused about who someone is or what something isI always get the children's names muddled up.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌmuddle sb/sth ˈup
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muddle — mud|dle1 [ˈmʌdl] n 1.) be in a muddle/get into a muddle BrE a) to be confused ▪ I m in such a muddle, I d completely forgotten you were coming today. be in a muddle/get into a muddle over/about ▪ My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over… … Dictionary of contemporary English
muddle — [ˈmʌd(ə)l] noun [singular] I a confused situation in which mistakes happen She died leaving her financial affairs in a muddle.[/ex] II verb muddle [ˈmʌd(ə)l] muddle along muddle through muddle sb/sth up muddle sth up … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
muddle along — ● muddle * * * ˌmuddle a ˈlong ˌmuddle ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muddle along he/she/it muddles along … Useful english dictionary
muddle — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a state of confusion or untidiness, that results in things being done wrong: There was a bit of a muddle over our reservations. | We had to get an accountant in to sort out the muddle. 2 be in a muddle a) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌmuddle sth ˈup — phrasal verb to put things in the wrong order … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mix — mix1 W3S2 [mıks] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: mixte mixed (13 17 centuries), from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere to mix ] 1.) [I and T] if you mix two or more substances or if they mix, they combine to become a single substance, and they … Dictionary of contemporary English
embarrassing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ My mother s presence made the situation even more embarrassing … Collocations dictionary
day — /deI/ noun PERIOD OF TIME 1 (C) a period of 24 hours: We spent three days in Paris then went south. | What day is it today Tuesday? | the day before yesterday: I just saw Pat the day before yesterday. | the day after tomorrow: We re leaving for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
