"clear as mud" meaning in All languages combined

See clear as mud on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-clear as mud.ogg
Etymology: Blend of clear as day + mud. Compare muddy (“unclear, blurry”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|clear as day|mud}} Blend of clear as day + mud Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clear as mud (not comparable)
  1. (simile, sarcastic) Unclear; difficult or impossible to understand or interpret. Tags: not-comparable, sarcastic Translations (unclear): samea (Finnish), läpinäkymätön (Finnish), világos, mint a vakablak (Hungarian), se füle, se farka (Hungarian), klart som lervälling (Swedish)
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