a mixed bag

a mixed bag
разношёрстная публика, самые разные люди; разнородная смесь, мешанина

‘It's a mixed bag, isn't it?’ he said. ‘Oh, completely, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Syrian, Puerto Rican, Chinese. We have a little bit of everything. Including home-grown stock.’ (E. O'Connor, ‘The Edge of Sadness’, part IV, ch. XI) — - Ваши прихожане - публика разношерстная, не так ли? - спросил Тед. - Да, в высшей степени. Среди них есть итальянцы, испанцы, португальцы, сирийцы, пуэрториканцы, китайцы. Всех понемногу. Есть и местные жители.

The concert programme this evening is a mixed bag. — В программу сегодняшнего вечернего концерта включены самые разные произведения.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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