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get mixed up

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mixed up

[mixed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Confused in mind; puzzled. * /Bob was all mixed up after the accident./ Compare: [BALL UP] (1). 2. Disordered; disarranged; not neat. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mixed bag

[mixed bag] {n. phr.} A varied set of people, ideas, objects, or circumstances, including both the good and the bad. * /This report is a mixed bag of opinions./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mixed blessing

[mixed blessing] {n.} Something good that has bad features. * /John's new bicycle was a mixed blessing. The other boys were always asking John to ride it./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Heywood Broun

(1888-1939) U.S. journalist We have never understood the fear of some parents about babies getting mixed up in the hospital. What difference does it make if you get a good […] www.english-slang.com

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