get mixed up with someone
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be mixed up with someone — be/get/mixed up with someone informal phrase to spend time with someone who has a bad influence on you How did you get mixed up with people like that? Thesaurus: to spend time with friendssynonym 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
be mixed up with — be (or get) mixed up with be (or become) associated with (someone unsuitable or unreliable) … Useful english dictionary
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
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
tangle with someone — tangle with (someone/something) to disagree or fight with someone or something. She s not afraid to tangle with her father. The two computer giants had tangled with each other in court several times. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… … New idioms 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 — 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
mixed up — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Confused in mind; puzzled. * /Bob was all mixed up after the accident./ Compare: BALL UP(1). 2. Disordered; disarranged; not neat. * /The papers on his desk were mixed up./ 3. {informal} Joined or connected (with someone… … Dictionary of American idioms
mixed up — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Confused in mind; puzzled. * /Bob was all mixed up after the accident./ Compare: BALL UP(1). 2. Disordered; disarranged; not neat. * /The papers on his desk were mixed up./ 3. {informal} Joined or connected (with someone… … Dictionary of American idioms
