be mixed up in (something)

be mixed up in (something)

To be involved or implicated in something negative or troublesome. I'm worried that he's mixed up in a very dangerous situation.

See also: mixed, up

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be/get mixed ˈup in something

be/become involved in something, especially something illegal or dishonest: What have you got yourself mixed up in now?

See also: get, mixed, something, up

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