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a mixed bag
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a group of things or people of very different kinds or quality
Often about quality (some good, some bad), so it is a polite way to say 'not great'.
In context
The reviews of the new film are a mixed bag; some love it, some hate it.
Our class is a mixed bag of engineers, nurses and university students.
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