mixed bag

mixed bag

n.

A collection of dissimilar things; an assortment.

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mixed bag

Noun

Informal something made up of different elements, characteristics, or people

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mixed bag - 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" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of things alphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies" sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"

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In naval mine warfare, a collection of mines of various types, firing systems, sensitivities, arming delays and ship counter settings.

Translations

mixed bag n it's a (bit of a) mixed bag → il y a (un peu) de tout

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mixed bag n (of things, problems) → Sammelsurium nt;

(of people) → gemischter Haufen m

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mixed bag n → miscuglio, accozzaglia;

it's a mixed bag → c'è un po' di tutto