get (a) mixed signal(s)
get (a) mixed signal(s)
To receive a signal, message, or communication that has, or seems to have, multiple, ambiguous, or contradictory meanings. I keep getting these mixed signals from my ex-girlfriend. I can't tell if she just wants to be friends, or if she's interested in getting back together. I've just been getting a mixed signal from my boss lately about what he thinks of my performance so far.
See also: get, mixed
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get (a) mixed message(s)
- mixed message
- mixed signal
- send (a) mixed message(s)
- send (a) mixed signal(s)
- doublespeak
- no love lost between them, there's
- you can't eat your cake and have it (too)
- a play on words
- play on words