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.

Examples of mix up in in a Sentence

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At the same time, a civilian named Reuben (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) is crossing the Atlantic on a boat with his kids in tow; the family shipwrecks and thus gets mixed up in the adventure. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025

Under the new drawing method, envelopes containing names of all the teams that missed the postseason the prior campaign were mixed up in a sphere before then-commissioner David Stern reached in, grabbed one and revealed it to the world. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025

Seems like a messy situation for newly sober Bree to be mixed up in! —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025

The other galaxy mixed up in this merger is at least ten times larger than SDSSJ232323.79+104107.7. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 May 2025

Eventually, Rachel backs out of the project after getting mixed up in their family drama. —Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 May 2025

The book follows a street juggler who gets mixed up in a bank heist and decamps to a Renaissance Fair. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 May 2025

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. —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