mixed

*mixed feelings (about someone or something)

uncertainty about someone or something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I have mixed feelings about Bob. Sometimes I think he likes me; other times I don't. I have mixed feelings about my trip to England. I love the people, but the climate upsets me.

See also: feeling

*mixed up in something

involved in something, especially something wrong or illegal. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) The youth has had problems ever since he got mixed up in a group of boys that stole a car.

See also: up

*mixed up with (someone else)

involved with another person, possibly romantically. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I hear that Sam is mixed up with Sally. Who is Jerry mixed up with now?

See also: up

mixed bag

a varied collection of people or things. (Refers originally to a bag of game brought home after a day's hunting.) The new students in my class are a mixed bag—some bright, some positively stupid. The furniture I bought is a mixed bag. Some of it is antique and the rest is quite contemporary.

See also: bag

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a mixed bag

a combination of different things or different types of people The group is quite a mixed bag - we have members with all levels of experience.

See also: bag

be a mixed blessing

something that has bad effects as well as advantages Beauty can be a mixed blessing. It gets you a lot of attention but people are less likely to take you seriously.

See also: blessing

have mixed feelings about something

to be both pleased and not pleased about something at the same time (often + about ) I had mixed feelings about leaving home. I was looking forward to going to university but I would miss my family.

See also: feeling, have