Collocations for "mixing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mixing" in context.
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mix
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- mix the [batter, sauce]
- mix it [together, up]
- mix in the [ingredients, flour, chocolate]
- mix in a [bowl, container, blender]
- mix with a [spoon, fork, whisk]
- mix with [water, milk]
- [blend, shake] and mix
- mix by [shaking, agitating] (well)
- mix to [smooth, remove]
- mix [paint with water, flour with butter]
- mix and match
- mix things up (a bit)
- mix up the [class, group, office]
- mixed up the [date, name, fact]
- (always) mixes up the [twins, sisters, dates]
- always mixing them up
- mix (me) a [cocktail, drink]
- the bartender mixed [me, up] a [cocktail]
- (refused to) mix with the [others, guests, girls]
- mix business [and, with] pleasure
- mix (your) metaphors
- [cake, bread, cement] mix
- the [product, price, marketing] mix
- a [good, bad] mix (of)
- the [right, wrong] mix (of)
- the [wrong] mix of [ingredients, types]
- a fascinating mix of [antique and modern, Gothic and Pop Art]
- a mix of [speed and strength, knowledge and guile] is needed (to)
- [alcohol] and [sleeping pills] is not a good mix
- the [couple, dance partners] are not a good mix
- got my [dates, numbers] in a mix
- [students, teenagers] are more in the mix
- throw [an idea, a suggestion] into the mix
- a mix of [styles, tastes, people, materials, ages, services, subjects, metals]
- is a real mix of [styles]
- a mix of [cotton] and [polyester]
- have you listened to this new mix (yet)?
- a [dance, house, DJ] mix of a classic [ballad, rock song]
- make a mix tape (for)
- there was a mix-up
'mixing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):