mixed bag


noun Informal.

an often unexpected assortment of various things, people, or ideas: The concert was a mixed bag of works from three centuries.

Origin of mixed bag

First recorded in 1935–40

British Dictionary definitions for mixed bag

mixed bag

noun

informal something composed of diverse elements, characteristics, people, etc

Idioms and Phrases with mixed bag

mixed bag

A heterogeneous collection of people, items, activities, or the like; an assortment. For example, The school offers a mixed bag of after-school activities—team sports, band practice, a language class. This idiom calls up the image of a sack full of different items. [First half of 1900s]