Creekside had been transformed, no longer a muddy car park but a substantial village capable of serving as the base for the Olympic skiing.
For the Vietnamese, of course, their country was no "big muddy" that sucked you down.
Though I and others warned during the election that Trump would destroy Social Security and Medicare, it was hard for the electorate to hear the message because the mainstream media preferred not to focus on issues, and Trump's "no cuts" promise muddied the waters for those who did hear.
In any case, these dresses betray no trace of any muddy streets, smoky rooms or errant teacups they may have encountered.
There's no point muddying a good cake with the grey tinge of the ready-ground stuff, though: always grind it fresh as you use it, and do so with a generous hand.
And there can be no wetter, muddier place than a damp day at the Game Fair, when England's huntin', shootin' and fishin' fraternity assemble at a stately home one year it will be Chatsworth, the Duke of Devonshire's pile, another year it will be Cornbury Park, courtesy of Lord Rotherwick.
The mirror is muddied and no longer reflects anything.
