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mixed bag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Any bag containing a mixture of something.
   • a mixed bag of nuts
2. (broadly) A group of entities with few characteristics in common.
   • The people I met at the support group were a mixed bag: some were grouchy pessimists, and others were cheery do-gooders.
3. (idiomatic) Something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.
   • 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 2011 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Man City”, in BBC:
   • Owning a car is a mixed bag. It is convenient, but also costly.
   • 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. 2021 October 25, Mike Isaac, “Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Relateds

mixed blessing · grab bag · goodie bag · curate's egg · mixed picture

Synonyms

assortment · rattlebag

Translations (19)

es poco de todo (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · it assortimento (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · fi puolensa kullakin (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · es cajón de sastre (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · it accozzaglia (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · es cajón de sastre (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · fr il y a à boire et à manger (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · fi sekoitus (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · fi puolensa ja puolensa (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · it miscuglio (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · it guazzabuglio (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · fr il y a du bon et du moins bon (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · pl mieszanka (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · es bolsa mixta (idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) · it fritto misto (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · fr assortiment (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · pl mieszanka (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · fi lajitelma (a group of entities with few characteristics in common) · fr mélange (a group of entities with few characteristics in common)