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.
See also:
  • 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