Mixed bag

Mixed bag

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  • Mixed Bag — Studio album by Richie Havens Released August 16, 1967 …   Wikipedia

  • mixed bag — noun singular a combination of many different types of people or things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mixed bag — mixed′ bag′ n. a varied assortment • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • mixed bag — [n] assortment all shapes and sizes, array, choice, collection, combination, combo*, diversity, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, melange, miscellany, mishmash, mixture, potpourri; concepts 432,665 …   New thesaurus

  • mixed bag — ► NOUN ▪ a diverse assortment …   English terms dictionary

  • mixed bag — ☆ mixed bag n. an assortment or mixture, esp. of diverse elements, types of people, etc. brought together at random …   English World dictionary

  • mixed bag — noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things a great assortment of cars was on display he had a variety of disorders a veritable smorgasbord of religions • Syn: ↑assortment, ↑mixture, ↑miscellany, ↑miscellanea, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • mixed bag — {n. phr.} A varied set of people, ideas, objects, or circumstances, including both the good and the bad. * /This report is a mixed bag of opinions./ * /There was a mixed bag of people at the press conference./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mixed bag — {n. phr.} A varied set of people, ideas, objects, or circumstances, including both the good and the bad. * /This report is a mixed bag of opinions./ * /There was a mixed bag of people at the press conference./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mixed bag — N SING: usu a N, oft N of n If you describe a situation or a group of things or people as a mixed bag, you mean that it contains some good items, features, or people and some bad ones. Research on athletes and ordinary human subjects has yielded… …   English dictionary

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