Meaning of mixed bag | Babel Free

Definitions

1. mixture, mix, mixing, combination, admixture, medley
2. Any bag containing a mixture of something.
3. blend, blending
4. A group of entities with few characteristics in common.
   broadly
5. Something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.
   idiomatic
6. third-person singular present indicative
7. second-person singular imperative

Equivalents

Examples

“a mixed bag of nuts”

“The people I met at the support group were a mixed bag: some were grouchy pessimists, and others were cheery do-gooders.”

“Owning a car is a mixed bag. It is convenient, but also costly.”

“It was Villa, however, who posted the next moment of danger with another long-range effort from Young, forcing Hart - who had been a mixed bag throughout - to dive low to his right to save as Houllier's side continued to perform in a most encouraging fashion”

“At the same time, it did not alleviate teenagers’ social anxiety and young users did not share more photos, as the company thought they might, leading to a mixed bag of results.”

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