Phrasal Verbs

mix up (1)

This page is about the phrasal verb mix up (1)

Meaning

If you mix up two or more things, you forget which one is which.

Synonym

confuse

For example

  • mix sb/sth up The twin boys look so much alike that it's really easy to mix them up.

  • mix up sb/sth I mixed up the dates and went to the restaurant on Friday instead of Saturday - and nobody else was there!

Nouns often used as objects with mix up (1): names, dates, days, numbers

Quick Quiz

I mixed up the invoice numbers, and sent the shipment to

a. the right customer

b. the wrong customer

c. all of our customers
a) the right customer b) the wrong customer c) all of our customers

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Contributor: Matt Errey