Bedeutung: admixed

beigemengt, mengte bei

xed Idiom

get axed

be fired, be dismissed He got axed for stealing funds.

get mixed up

become confused I

how are you fixed for

do you have enough? how many do you have? How are you fixed for diapers? May I borrow one?

mixed feelings

"feeling both positive and negative, happy and sad; bittersweet" I have mixed feelings. I'm happy about the new job, but sad about leaving my friends.

banjaxed

1. ruined, defeated; originally Anglo-Irish use, popularized by the UK radio/TV presenter Terry Wogan with his book of the same name
2. drunk, by extension of meaning 1.

boxed

1. intoxicated by drugs
2. in prison

boxed-up

imprisoned

mixed bag

Idiom(s): mixed bag

Theme: COMBINATION

a varied collection of people or things. (Refers 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 valuable and the rest is worthless

have mixed feelings about

Idiom(s): have mixed feelings (about sb or sth)

Theme: CERTAINTY - LACKING

to be uncertain about someone or something.
• 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.
• Yes, I also have mixed feelings.

get mixed-up

Idiom(s): get mixed-up

Theme: CONFUSION

to get confused.
• I get mixed-up easily whenever I take a test.
• Sorry, I didn't say the right thing. I got mixed-up.

free and easy casual Fixed order

Idiom(s): free and easy casual. (Fixed order.)

Theme: CASUAL

casual. (Fixed order.)
• John is so free and easy. How can anyone be so relaxed?
• Now, take it easy. Just act free and easy. No one will know you're nervous.

well-fixed

Idiom(s): well-heeled AND well-fixed; well-off

Theme: WEALTH

wealthy; with sufficient money.
• My uncle can afford a new car. He's well-heeled.
• Everyone in his family is well-off.

Fixed In Your Ways

Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.

mixed bag|bag|mixed

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. There was a mixed bag of people at the press conference.

mixed blessing|blessing|mixed

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.

mixed up|mixed

adj. phr., informal Confused in mind; puzzled. Bob was all mixed up after the accident.
Compare: BALL UP¹. 2. Disordered; disarranged; not neat. The papers on his desk were mixed up. 3. informal Joined or connected (with someone or something bad). Harry was mixed up in a fight after the game. Mary's father told her not to get mixed up with the students that always break school rules.

mixed blessing

mixed blessing
Something that has both good and bad features, as in Being accepted by the college was a mixed blessing, since she couldn't afford the tuition. [First half of 1900s]

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English Vocalbulary

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