mix : Idioms & Phrases

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brownie mix

  • noun a commercial mix for making brownies
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cake mix

  • noun a commercial mix for making a cake
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lemonade mix

  • noun a commercial mix for making lemonade
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mix in

  • verb cause (something) to be mixed with (something else)
    blend in.
    • At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts
  • verb add as an additional element or part
    mix.
    • mix water into the drink
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mix up

  • verb assemble without order or sense
    jumble; confuse.
    • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
  • verb cause to be perplexed or confounded
    stump.
    • This problem stumped her
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mix-up

  • noun a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
    confusion.
    • he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
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mixed bag

  • noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; salmagundi; miscellany; assortment; potpourri.
    • a great assortment of cars was on display
    • he had a variety of disorders
    • a veritable smorgasbord of religions
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mixed bud

  • noun a bud yielding both leaves and flowers
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mixed drink

  • noun made of two or more ingredients
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mixed economy

  • noun an economic system that combines private and state enterprises
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mixed farming

  • noun growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
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mixed marriage

  • noun marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures
    • the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove
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mixed metaphor

  • noun a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
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mixed nuisance

  • noun a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time
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mixed-blood

  • noun a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
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mixed-up

  • adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
    baffled; bewildered; bemused; lost; confounded; confused; befuddled; at sea; mazed.
    • obviously bemused by his questions
    • bewildered and confused
    • a cloudy and confounded philosopher
    • just a mixed-up kid
    • she felt lost on the first day of school
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mixing bowl

  • noun bowl used with an electric mixer
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mixing faucet

  • noun single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes
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ready-mix

  • noun a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish
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