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

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

He replied that he had "mixed feelings" about it, adding: "Just because I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US."

From BBC

The fans we spoke to have mixed feelings.

From BBC

He described the "mixed feelings" that overwhelmed him when he arrived home in December -- the joy of returning, swiftly eclipsed by grief at his mother's death.

From Barron's

But Wall Street had mixed feelings about Amazon’s big investment.

From MarketWatch