"noyer le poisson" meaning in French

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          "english": "The artist Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard isn't here to muddy the waters but to derisively shine a light on our society and age.",
          "ref": "2013, Cédric Cousseau, “Quand les poissons prennent la tête du monde”, in L'Obs:",
          "text": "L’artiste Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard n’est pas là pour noyer le poisson mais mettre en lumière avec dérision notre société et notre époque.",
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        "(figuratively) to elude a question, to kick into touch, to muddy the waters, to cloud the issue, to duck the issue, to confuse"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "brouiller les pistes"
        },
        {
          "word": "botter en touche"
        },
        {
          "word": "tourner autour du pot"
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          "english": "The artist Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard isn't here to muddy the waters but to derisively shine a light on our society and age.",
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