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# a mixed bag

phrase (idiom; noun phrase: a mixed bag)

«a mixed bag» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. a group of things or people of different kinds and quality.
2. (euphemism) something with some good parts but many bad ones.

### In the lessons

All regions; reports, reviews, chat; a polite way to say «not very good».

### Examples

- The results were a mixed bag.
- The weather was a mixed bag: sun, rain and hail.
- Review: «The album is a mixed bag.»
- Our class is a mixed bag of footballers and bookworms.
- Report: «Josh's term has been a mixed bag.»
- Chat: «The holiday was a mixed bag — great beach, awful hotel.»

### Note

As a euphemism it hints that much was bad. Not a real bag. In a school report it means some good, some poor.