Collocations for muddle - noun
ADJ.
awful | embarrassing | bureaucratic, financial
VERB + MUDDLE
get (sb) in/into
I got into an awful muddle with my tax forms.
I got into an awful muddle with my tax forms.
make
The judge made a muddle of the case.
The judge made a muddle of the case.
PREP.
in a ~
The house was in an awful muddle by the time the children left.
The house was in an awful muddle by the time the children left.
~ about/over/with
There was a bureaucratic muddle over his appointment.
There was a bureaucratic muddle over his appointment.