as clear as mud
idiom
informal
: very difficult to understand : not clear at all
The explanation was as clear as mud.
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You're handed a role that's as clear as mud, but you're expected to lead the charge in transforming your organization's data landscape.
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Adita Karkera, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Federal Grants Being Abruptly Terminated The processes by which these decisions have been made have been about as clear as mud mixed with orange spray tan.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The processes by which these decisions have been made have been about as clear as mud mixed with orange spray tan.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Which will be as clear as mud for most users.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
Hopefully, that helps makes the inconsistent numbering of episodes clear -- maybe as clear as mud?
—oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022
That’s about as clear as mud.
—Star Tribune, 9 Nov. 2020
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Adita Karkera, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Federal Grants Being Abruptly Terminated The processes by which these decisions have been made have been about as clear as mud mixed with orange spray tan.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The processes by which these decisions have been made have been about as clear as mud mixed with orange spray tan.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Which will be as clear as mud for most users.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
Hopefully, that helps makes the inconsistent numbering of episodes clear -- maybe as clear as mud?
—oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022
That’s about as clear as mud.
—Star Tribune, 9 Nov. 2020
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“As clear as mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20clear%20as%20mud. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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