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A mistake or confusion
- "Mix up" is an English idiom. It means "a mistake or confusion, particularly in identifying people or things."
If you mix up two things or people, you confuse them, so that you think that one of them is the other one. I mixed her up with someone else. American English : mix up / mɪks ˈʌp /
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At its core, “mix up” refers to a situation where things become jumbled or confused. However, there are many different scenarios in which this can occur. For example: If you accidentally switch two people’s names when introducing them, you have mixed them up.
- Burning the Midnight Oil From Both Ends. “I’m so stressed that I’m burning the midnight oil from both ends.” This is a mixup of the two idioms, “burning the midnight oil” and “burning the candle at both ends.”
- Heavy Is the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg. “George just got promoted to management, I hope he’s ready for it. Heavy is the goose that lays the golden egg.”
- Walking a Thin Line. “That decision seems a little risky! He’s walking a thin line.” This malaphor is a combination of “walking on thin ice” and “walking a fine line.”
- I Can Read Him Like the Back of My Book. “He couldn’t hide anything from me. I can read him like the back of my book!” This malaphor mixes up two very common idioms: “know him like the back of my hand” and “read him like a book.”
A complete guide to the word "MIX UP": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definitions of 'mix up'. 1. If you mix up two things or people, you confuse them, so that you think that one of them is the other one. [...] 2. If you mix up a number of things, you put things of different kinds together or place things so that they are not in order. [...]
to fail to recognize two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing: People often mix us up because we look so similar. I think you're mixing me up with my sister. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused.
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noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈmɪksʌp / us. Add to word list. a mistake because things are confused: [ usually singular ] There was a mix-up with the bags at the airport. (Definition of mix-up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
