mixed bag
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3.7
- noun
- /mɪkst bæg/
- Informal
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mezcla
- Iran, like America, is a mixed bag full of contradictions.
Because from then on, it's a mixed bag of good and bad emperors.
- Because from then on, it's a mixed bag of good and bad emperors.
- When you look at these surveys, it's a complete mixed bag.
- Now, that said, the price is going to be kind of a mixed bag.
- So I think it's fair to describe the challenge this time around as a mixed bag.
- So then Fix Me Sticks product line is something of a mixed bag.
- The mid range narcissist has all the stuff of narcissism, but it can be a bit of a mixed bag.
- He says gaining fame is amazing, being famous is a mixed bag, and losing fame is terrible.
- Success is is such a, a mixed bag because I think you will agree that the money's real.
- Yes, Trump, let's move on to the fight over abortion rights where today Florida handed us a mixed bag.
- So, you know, that it was a very mixed bag for me in terms of reading and then in terms of how I viewed myself.
- So this card in general was a real mixed bag of like the fights were either really good or just a bit boring.
- Grief support groups may actually end up being a little bit of a mixed bag.
Examples
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In my opinion, everything after TNG season 4 was a mixed bag... some good... some okay... some terrible.
Blog text (8) -
The record is a mixed bag of successes and near failures.
Academic text (2009) -
It's kind of a mixed bag.
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What we see here is a mixed bag, of course.
Academic text (1998) -
On these pages, we present a mixed bag of songs that span nearly 100 years.
Academic text (2006) -
It is a mixed bag.
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Several individuals reported a "mixed bag" of feelings about the campus racial climate at their doctoral institution.
Academic text (1996) -
Eventual nominee Mitt Romney's performance was a mixed bag.
Academic text (2013) -
"The history of worker coops is a mixed bag," says Gar Alperovitz, co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative.
Blog text (28) -
The project was a mixed bag, with some team members excelling while others struggled.
Synonyms
582
1.3
A group of different kinds of things
125
1.6
Different things put together, for example foods or ingredients
36
3.5
A collection of different things, like books or food
14
7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
11
7.0
A wide variety of things to choose from
7
6.4
A confused mix of different things
7
7.2
A varied collection of different things and styles
4
4.1
A collection of different small items chosen at random
2
8.2
A mixed group of people or things that are very different
1
7.9
A group of different small things like papers or photos
1
9.9
A mixed collection of different things
1
7.1
A collection of different, unrelated items
1
7.1
A messy mix of things that do not belong together
A collection of different pieces of writing or small items
A collection of different things chosen without planning
A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
Antonyms
How Varied
Surface Forms
Morphology
mixed + bag
The meaning 'a varied collection' is directly derivable from 'mixed' (varied) combined with 'bag' (a container or collection), so the compositional logic yields the intended sense. Although 'bag' is not defined in the entry, its common, concrete meaning makes the idiomatic nuance (good and bad elements) predictable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Mixed bag comes from the simple image of a bag filled with mixed items. If the bag had both 'good' and 'bad' things, it was a 'mixed bag', so today the phrase means a group or result that is varied, with some 'good' parts and some 'bad' parts.