把水搅浑

hēi xiāng cāo zuò hěn róng yì bǎ shuǐ jiǎo hún

黑箱操作很容易把水搅浑。

Handling things under the counter easily to muddy the waters.

yǒu guān rén yuán bǎ jiǎ cái liào sòng dào zhōng yāng bù mén shì tú bǎ shuǐ jiǎo hún shǐ àn zi bù liǎo liǎo zhī

有关人员把假材料送到中央部门，试图把水搅浑，使案子不了了之。

Someone sent forged documents to the central authorities in an attempt to muddy the waters and make the case drag on indefinitely.

bǎ shuǐ jiǎo hún cóng zhōng dé lì

把水搅浑，从中得利

fish in troubled waters

wǒ men bù yào bǎ shuǐ jiǎo hún

我们不要把水搅浑。

Let's not confuse the issue.

yǒu rén zuò shì yàn bǎ hǎi tún de yǎn jing méng shang bǎ shuǐ jiǎo hún tā men yě néng zhuī dào rēng gěi tā men de shí wù

有人做试验，把海豚的眼睛蒙上，把水搅浑，它们也能追到扔给它们的食物。

Someone do test, the dolphin blindfold, muddy water, they can also catch up with the food thrown at them.