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mixed apples and oranges

mixed apples and oranges is the simple past and past participle of mix apples and oranges.

Meaning of mix apples and oranges

Verb

mix apples and oranges (third-person singular simple present mixes apples and oranges, present participle mixing apples and oranges, simple past and past participle mixed apples and oranges)

  1. (idiomatic) To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

Questions about mixed apples and oranges

What is mixed apples and oranges the simple past and past participle of?
Mixed apples and oranges is the simple past and past participle of mix apples and oranges.

Words near mixed apples and oranges in the dictionary

  1. Mixe-Zoque
  2. Mixean
  3. mixed
  4. mixed alphabet
  5. mixed alphabets
  6. mixed apples and oranges
  7. mixed astigmatism
  8. mixed bag
  9. mixed bags
  10. mixed belt
  11. mixed blessing

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