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mix up

idiom
Meaning

To mix or blend thoroughly and completely.


Examples
SIMPLE

Mix up the flour and water until smooth.

CONTEXTUAL

Before baking, you should mix up the dry and wet ingredients separately.

COMPLEX

The old recipe instructed her to mix up the spices with her hands, working the oil through until every grain was coated and fragrant.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    mix apples and oranges

    To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

  2. 02

    mix it up

    To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically.

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