mix up in
phrasal verb
mixed up in; mixing up in; mixes up in
: to cause (someone) to be involved in (a usually dangerous or improper activity or situation)
He got mixed up in a plan to destroy the government.
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Cars, tractors, horses and other figurines are mixed up in the clouds for her windswept outfit.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Sharon is knocked unconscious during this phase, and the rest hurry around the house looking for ingredients for an antidote which Jen wants to mix up in the sink.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Perhaps there has been a mix up in translation or Minyang's marketing department is being a bit optimistic.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2024
There were also some wackier books which saw the twins mixed up in murders and even supernatural events.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 July 2024
And an amendment on data collection is mixed up in the bill reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial statute that authorizes the National Security Agency, which expires later this month.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Printing the legend for 100 years One thing that comes through in the transcript is the extent to which gamblers were mixed up in baseball — and that everyone knew about it.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
It is made from the same raw materials as tequila and mixed up in the same part of Mexico.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
Colby was mixed up in drugs and getting in trouble.
—Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Sharon is knocked unconscious during this phase, and the rest hurry around the house looking for ingredients for an antidote which Jen wants to mix up in the sink.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Perhaps there has been a mix up in translation or Minyang's marketing department is being a bit optimistic.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2024
There were also some wackier books which saw the twins mixed up in murders and even supernatural events.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 July 2024
And an amendment on data collection is mixed up in the bill reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial statute that authorizes the National Security Agency, which expires later this month.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Printing the legend for 100 years One thing that comes through in the transcript is the extent to which gamblers were mixed up in baseball — and that everyone knew about it.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
It is made from the same raw materials as tequila and mixed up in the same part of Mexico.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
Colby was mixed up in drugs and getting in trouble.
—Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Mix up in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix%20up%20in. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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