mixed feelings

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

There are bound to be at least a few mixed feelings when a tax refund is larger than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In the school corridor, outside an English classroom decorated with artwork depicting various Shakespeare plays, friends Hena and Fena confide they have mixed feelings about the ban.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The megapopular TV franchise “Yellowstone” put Montana in the national spotlight, but some locals have mixed feelings about the attention.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

I’d always had mixed feelings about bringing her to New York, but I’d agreed to let her come.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls