mix and match

mix and match
mix and match
To make a selection from a complementary range (mix-and-match' adjective)
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Main Entry:mix

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mix and match phrase
to choose different things such as clothes, styles, ideas etc and put them together

a range of clothes that you can mix and match

Thesaurus: to combine things, or to combine wellsynonym
Main entry: mix

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select and combine different but complementary items, such as clothing or pieces of equipment, to form a coordinated set

mix and match this season's colors for a combination that says winter | [as adj.] a mix-and-match menu

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mix and match
: to put different things (such as pieces of clothing) together in different ways

She's able to mix and match her sweaters with different skirts to create new outfits.

She buys clothing that she can mix and match.

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ˌmix and ˈmatch idiom
to combine things in different ways for different purposes

You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements.

Main entry:mixidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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