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

The opening race of Formula 1's new era in Australia left all the drivers, even race winner George Russell, with mixed feelings about what the sport had become.

From BBC

"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