muddy the water

Fig. to make something less clear; to make matters confusing; to create difficulty where there was none before. Things were going along quite smoothly until you came along and muddied the water. The events of the past month have muddied the water as far as our proposed joint venture is concerned.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kaipo	-	Hawaiian
Ora (2)	-	Hebrew
KistiÑE	-	Basque
Mirta	-	Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Tyriq	tie-REEK	African American (Modern)
Olwyn	-	Welsh