mix (redirected from mixes and match)

confuse (someone) with (someone else) and confuse (something) with (something else)

to mix someone up with someone else; to mistake someone or something with something else. I'm afraid you have confused me with my brother. Don't confuse the old ones with the new ones.

See also: confuse

mistake (someone) for (someone else) and mix (someone) up with (someone else)

to confuse someone with someone else; to think that one person is another person. I'm sorry. I mistook you for John. Tom is always mistaking Bill for me. We don't look a thing alike, though. Try not to mix Bill up with Bob, his twin.

See also: mistake

mistake (something) for (something else) and mix (something) up with (something else)

to confuse two things with each other. Please don't mix this idea up with that one. I mistook my book for yours.

See also: mistake

mix someone or something into something and mix someone or something in

to combine someone or something into something. We will try to mix the new people into the group. We will mix in the new people a few at a time.

mix someone up

to confuse someone. Please don't ask questions now; you'll mix me up! You mixed up the speaker with your question.

See also: up

mix someone up in something

to get someone involved in something. Please don't mix me up in this problem. Walter mixed up his daughter in the sordid affair.

See also: up

mix something up

to bring something into disorder; to throw something into a state of confusion. Don't mix up the papers on my desk. He mixes up things in his eagerness to speak.

See also: up

mix something up (with something)

1. to mix or stir something using a mixing or stirring device. He mixed the batter up with a spoon. First, mix up the batter.

2. to combine substances and mix them together. Please mix the egg up with the sugar first. Please mix up the egg with the sugar.

See also: up

mix and match 

1. to assemble a limited number of items, usually clothing, in a number of different ways. Alice learned to mix and match her skirts, blouses, and sweaters so that she always could be attractively dressed on a limited budget. Gary always bought black, blue, and gray trousers and shirts so he could mix and match without too many bad combinations.

2. to select a number of items from an assortment, often in order to get a quantity discount. (As opposed to getting a quantity discount for buying a lot of only one item.) The candles were 25 percent off, and you could mix and match colors, sizes, and length. I found a good sale on shirts. They were four for fifty dollars, and the store would let you mix and match.

See also: and, match

mix in (with someone or something)

to mix or combine with people or substances. The band came down from the stage and mixed in with the guests during the break. The eggs won't mix in with the shortening!

mix it up (with someone)

to fight with someone; to quarrel with someone. Wilbur and Walt mixed it up for a while, and then things calmed down. Richard came out of the shop and began to mix it up with Walt.

See also: up

mix with someone or something

to mix socially with someone or a group. Tom dislikes Bill and Ted so much that he could never mix with them socially. She finds it difficult to mix with friends.

mix with something

[for a substance] to combine with a substance. Will this pigment mix with water? Water will not mix with oil.

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mix business with pleasure

to combine work with social activities or enjoyment (usually negative) Let's keep this relationship strictly professional. I prefer not to mix business with pleasure.

See also: business, pleasure

mix it  (American & Australian informal) also mix it up (American informal)

to fight or argue Don't take any notice of Sally. She just likes to mix it. He was seen mixing it up in a brawl after the game.

pick and mix  (British)

to combine things that are not similar, especially things that do not go well together

Usage notes: Pick'n'mix is a system in shops where people can choose a few of several different types of sweets.

Increasingly, students are being given total freedom to pick and mix different modules on their courses.

See also: and, pick

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mistake somebody/something for somebody/something

to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

See also: mistake

mix something up also mix up something

to put something in the wrong order or place If you mix the photos up in these envelopes I'll never find them.

See also: up

mix and match

to combine things that are not related You can mix and match desks, bookcases, and other office furniture to fit your needs.

See also: and, match

mix business with pleasure

to combine work and social activities Weekend getaways that allow you to mix business with pleasure have become fashionable.

See also: business, pleasure

mix it up

1. to compete in an active, physical way Shaffer was aggressive and didn't mind mixing it up when she had to.

2. to argue or exchange criticisms She was a top TV news reporter, and she could mix it up with anyone, no matter how important they were.

See also: up

mix up somebody/something also mix somebody/something up

to confuse one person or thing with another Mrs. Albert was always mixing up the two boys even though they didn't look very much alike. I mixed the appointment up and went for a haircut on the wrong day.

See also: up