a government official mixed up in illegal activities
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Don't tell me you're mixed up in all of this?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
be mixed up in something — be/get/mixed up in something informal phrase to be or become involved in something bad or embarrassing a government official mixed up in illegal activities Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involvedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
mixed up — adjective 1. ) never before noun confused: get mixed up: I got mixed up with the dates and went on the wrong day. 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is mixed up has a lot of emotional problems be/get mixed up in something INFORMAL to be or become involved … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mixed up — UK / US adjective 1) [never before noun] confused get mixed up: I got mixed up with the dates and went on the wrong day. 2) informal someone who is mixed up has a lot of emotional problems • be/get mixed up in something informal to be or become… … English dictionary
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mixed up — adj 1.) be/get mixed up in sth to be involved in an illegal or dishonest activity ▪ He s the last person I d expect to be mixed up in something like this. ▪ I d have to be crazy to get mixed up in that kind of thing. 2.) be/get mixed up with sb… … Dictionary of contemporary English
get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… … English dictionary
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mixed up — 1) ADJ GRADED If you are mixed up, you are confused, often because of emotional or social problems. I think he s a rather mixed up kid... I get mixed up about times and places. Syn: confused, muddled 2) ADJ: v link ADJ in/with n To be mixed up in … English dictionary
ˌmixed ˈup — adj 1) confused I got mixed up with the dates and went on the wrong day.[/ex] 2) informal someone who is mixed up has a lot of emotional problems • be/get mixed up in sth informal to be or become involved in something bad or embarrassing[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mixed up — adjective 1 be mixed up in to be involved in an illegal or dishonest activity: He s the last person I d expect to be mixed up in something like this. 2 be mixed up with to be involved with someone who has a bad influence on you: When he left… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
