e.g. I didn't want to bemire my new shoes by walking through the muddy field.
(verb)
to sink into soft and slushy mud (mire) or to figuratively be stuck in a difficult or distressing situation from which it is difficult to escape;
e.g. The wheels of the car will bemire in the soft ground if you drive through the grass. They didn't want to bemire themselves in the confusion and chaos.