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.

mix up

1. verb To confuse one thing for another. I'm sorry I'm late, I must have mixed up the time for our meeting.

2. verb To combine various substances by stirring. Have you mixed up the eggs and the sugar yet?

3. verb To cause something to become jumbled or disorganized. My intern must have mixed up these papers—they're all out of order.

4. verb To increase the sound of one component in an audio file, such as a song. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mix" and "up." I can barely hear the drums—can you mix them up?

5. noun A situation in which a mistake has been made, especially when one thing is confused for or erroneously swapped with another. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. OK, here are your car keys. Sorry about the mix-up.

See also: mix, up

mixed up

1. Confused. I'm sorry I'm late, I must have gotten mixed up about the time for our meeting.

2. Of various substances, completely combined, typically by having been stirred together. Don't add the cream until the eggs and sugar are completely mixed up.

3. Jumbled or disorganized. My intern must have filed these incorrectly—they're all mixed up. The keys are all mixed up in that drawer. You'll have to sort them.

4. Of multiple things, having been confused for or erroneously swapped with each other. How did our car keys get mixed up? Did we put them on the same tray?

5. Involved or implicated in something negative or troublesome. Don't get mixed up with a dangerous crowd like that. I got mixed up in drugs during college, and it took me a long time to get clean.

6. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really mixed up!

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.

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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]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

mix it up

verb

See mix it up with someone

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

mix it up

Slang

To fight.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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mix it (up)
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flow with
flow with (something)
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blivit
compete for
compete for (someone or something)
hoodwink out of

词组	mix it up
释义	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. See also: mix mix up 1. verb To confuse one thing for another. I'm sorry I'm late, I must have mixed up the time for our meeting. 2. verb To combine various substances by stirring. Have you mixed up the eggs and the sugar yet? 3. verb To cause something to become jumbled or disorganized. My intern must have mixed up these papers—they're all out of order. 4. verb To increase the sound of one component in an audio file, such as a song. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mix" and "up." I can barely hear the drums—can you mix them up? 5. noun A situation in which a mistake has been made, especially when one thing is confused for or erroneously swapped with another. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. OK, here are your car keys. Sorry about the mix-up. See also: mix, up mixed up 1. Confused. I'm sorry I'm late, I must have gotten mixed up about the time for our meeting. 2. Of various substances, completely combined, typically by having been stirred together. Don't add the cream until the eggs and sugar are completely mixed up. 3. Jumbled or disorganized. My intern must have filed these incorrectly—they're all mixed up. The keys are all mixed up in that drawer. You'll have to sort them. 4. Of multiple things, having been confused for or erroneously swapped with each other. How did our car keys get mixed up? Did we put them on the same tray? 5. Involved or implicated in something negative or troublesome. Don't get mixed up with a dangerous crowd like that. I got mixed up in drugs during college, and it took me a long time to get clean. 6. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really mixed up! See also: mixed, up 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. mix it up verb See mix it up with someone See also: mix, 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. See also: mix it mix it (up) mix it up with someone flow with flow with (something) cheesehead blivit compete for compete for (someone or something) hoodwink out of
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