mix it (up)

mix it (up)

1. To fight or argue with someone. That guy's always coming in here and trying to mix it up with the other patrons. When it comes to politics, Jerry sure likes to mix it with those who don't share his views.
2. To stir or fully combine the thing being discussed. I added all the ingredients to the bowl. Can you mix it up?
3. To confuse something for something else. I thought you ordered diet. Or did I mix it up?
4. To jumble something that it is no longer in proper order. I gave you that file in a specific order. I hope you didn't mix it up. I'll give you the deck of cards, and you mix it up.
5. To compete or interact with other people, especially those that are older, stronger, or more talented than one is. He's only 17, but he's so talented on the football field that he's been mixing it up with the college team this year. I have felt like a fraud trying to mix it with real professionals ever since I joined this law firm last fall.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mix it up (with someone)

to fight with someone; to quarrel with someone. Wilbur and Walt mixed it up for a while, and then things calmed down. Richard came out of the shop and began to mix it up with Walt.
See also: mix, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

mix it up

Get in a fight, as in The driver got out and began to mix it up with the other driver. This expression uses mix in referring to physical mingling. [c. 1900]
See also: mix, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

ˈmix it (with somebody)

(British English) (American English ˌmix it ˈup (with somebody)) (informal) argue with somebody or cause trouble: Don’t take any notice of what he says. You know what he’s like — always trying to mix it.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

mix it up

verb
See mix it up with someone
See also: mix, up

mix it up (with someone)

tv. to fight with someone; to quarrel with someone. Max came out of the shop and began to mix it up with Mooshoo.
See also: mix, someone, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

mix it up

Slang
To fight.
See also: mix, up
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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  • mix it up
  • mix it up with someone
  • flow with
  • flow with (something)
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  • blivit
  • compete for
  • compete for (someone or something)
  • hoodwink out of