mix up in
phrasal verb
mixed up in; mixing up in; mixes up in
: to cause (someone) to be involved in (a usually dangerous or improper activity or situation)
He got mixed up in a plan to destroy the government.
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However, at some point while walking the red carpet on Saturday, May 17, the two got mixed up in slight blunder when the Twilight star, 39, ended up standing on top of his costar's elegant Dior gown that, according to Vogue, took 250 hours to create.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 19 May 2025
During the final episodes, her past comes back to haunt her when her twin brother, Leon (Nick Creegan), gets mixed up in a violent carjacking ring wreaking havoc on the city.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+) – Jon Hamm is stellar in this dramedy about a man who loses everything and turns to a life of crime, burgling his wealthy friends and neighbors while getting mixed up in various relationships and conflicts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Han and Trish's parents are rivals, mixed up in the risky real estate business in Oakland, Calif.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Currently, the live-action Snow White is mixed up in at least half a dozen more controversies than Disney would care to have associated with its most reliable moneymaker.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
Despite intensive preparations and simulations, the migration/transition process from old system to new system still encountered problems, such as mix up in the scheduling of cabin crew, which subsequently led to flight delays and cancellations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Nov. 2010
Beck is mixed up in a much larger criminal organization run by a guy named Quinn (Brian Tee) with whom Reacher shares a dark past.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In this holiday entry from Aardman's long-running stop-motion Shaun the Sheep franchise, little lamb Timmy gets mixed up in the farmer's preparations for the town's Christmas Eve festival.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Mix up in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix%20up%20in. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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