mix it

(US mix it up) informal

Definition

› to fight or argue with people: Don't take any notice of Sally - she just likes to mix it.Arguing and disagreeing

(Definition of mix it from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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mitre noun (WOOD JOINT)
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mix noun (COMBINE)
mix noun (RECORD MUSIC)
mix sb up phrasal verb
mix sb/sth up phrasal verb
mix sth up phrasal verb

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agitate verb (ARGUE)
arguable adjective
battlefield noun (SUBJECT)
conflict verb (FIGHT)
conflicting adjective
differ verb
discordant adjective
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dissent verb
exchange words idiom
feud verb
loggerheads noun
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row verb 2
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