mixed feelings

Idioms

A partly positive and partly negative reaction to something, as in I have mixed feelings about this trip; I'd love to go but don't want to ride in that tiny car.

Example Sentences

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"It's mixed feelings," Fartach Razmjoo told AFP at a gathering in Canada's largest city Toronto.

From Barron's

Another Tehran resident said there were mixed feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal

So I had very mixed feelings about my father’s role in World War II, because I did not think it was a good thing to bomb noncombatants.

From Salon

"Mixed feelings to be honest," said Mac Allister.

From Barron's

Spanning 50 years and running nearly three hours, “Kokuho,” which has become Japan’s biggest live-action hit ever, evinces intensely mixed feelings about its two main characters’ quest for greatness.

From Los Angeles Times

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