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They’re bound to be mixed up eventually
- Idioms are so frequently used in everyday conversations, they’re bound to be mixed up eventually! The secret to using them correctly and in context is to build up your speaking confidence, and the first step in that process is to know which idioms sometimes get mixed up.
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It's fun to use a mixed or reverse metaphor deliberately and which elicits corrections from jerks who don't get the joke. Three of my favorites are: 'If you can't laugh at other people, who can you laugh at?'; 'It's as plain as the face on your nose!'; 'I thank you from the heart of my bottom.'
Jul 17, 2016 · We’ve all mixed up an common phrase or idiom at one point or another due to mishearing it: a phenomenon known as an eggcorn.
- Ernest Wolfe
To confuse or erroneously swap multiple things with one other. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "mixed up." I put little name tags on the cups so that people don't accidentally get their drinks mixed up. Mom always gets my socks mixed up with yours when she does the laundry.
- mixed up (adj.) , mix-up (n.) If you are mixed up about something, it means that you are confused. “Whenever we change the clocks for daylight savings time, I get mixed up and can’t figure out what time it is.”
- to be all Greek to someone. To be all Greek to someone is an expression we use to explain that someone doesn’t understand anything, usually because the topic is beyond their comprehension.
- clear as mud. If something is clear as mud, it means that it is very confusing and hard to understand. “The assembly instructions that came with this bookshelf are clear as mud.
- to throw someone off/to be thrown off. If something throws you off, it confuses you or causes you to lose your concentration, get something wrong, or be misled.
To cause something to become jumbled or disorganized. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "mixed up." I got the pages of the report mixed up after I dropped them all over the ground. A: "I thought you had sorted all the letters out."
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May 20, 2022 · One of the most common malaphors mixes up two sarcastic idioms into one confusing mishmash. “It’s not rocket science” is a condescending way to tell someone that a task isn’t difficult, as is “It’s not brain surgery.” Make sure you get your insults straight beforehand.
