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keep confusion at bayTo keep confusion at bay means to avoid or prevent confusion.Rate it:

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at a standIn a state of confusion or uncertainty; undecided what to do next.Rate it:

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straighten outTo eliminate confusion from or concerning.Rate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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Clear As a BellAnything that can be understood easily and without any confusionRate it:

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all sixes and ninesIn a state of confusion in which everything takes on an opposite meaningRate it:

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argle-bargle morble whooshExpressing confusion as if under the influence of LSD.Rate it:

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at sixes and sevensIn a state of confusion.Rate it:

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between the jigs and the reelsEventually, despite all the confusion.Rate it:

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c'est la tour de BabelLieu, assemblée où tout le monde parle à la fois et sans s’entendre, où règne une grande confusion d’opinions et de discours.Rate it:

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drive-by mediaMedia professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.Rate it:

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go figureExpresses perplexity, confusion, surprise, or puzzlement.Rate it:

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hacer la camaEngañar a alguno de manera premeditada y sutil con el fin de obtener provecho de su confusión.Rate it:

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hold that thought a momentIn conversation which flows rapidly and is complicated or heavily detailed, one' may be asked to retain the just spoken remark so as to avoid confusion and loss of reasoned progress in the matter at hand.Rate it:

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I see, said the blind manSaid to express confusion. Also used to express understanding after an initial period of confusion, i.e., "I see, said the blind man."Rate it:

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ils laissèrent tout à la débandadeThey left all at sixes and sevens, in confusion.Rate it:

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music to one's earSome unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.Rate it:

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novissimos turbareto throw the rearguard into confusion.Rate it:

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perturbatio omnium rerum (Flacc. 37)general confusion; anarchy.Rate it:

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rem publicam perturbareto throw the state into confusion.Rate it:

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tout est à l'abandonEverything is at sixes and sevens, in utter neglect, in confusion.Rate it:

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