mix up and shuffle

[Will17]

Hello!

In this case, are "mix up" and "shuffle" synonyms?:

"I'll shuffle/mix up the cards".

Thank you
W

[5jj]

"I'll shuffle/mix up the cards".

If you are making sure that the cards are in no known order before dealing them, then only 'shuffle' is appropriate.

[Will17]

Thank you 5.

When could we say "mix up the cards"?

Thank you
W

[bhaisahab]

Thank you 5.

When could we say "mix up the cards"?

Thank you
W

We don't usually say that.

[Tdol]

If you took two packs of cards, you could mix them up, or if you moved them out of sequence when you weren't supposed to.

[Rover_KE]

If the standard methods of shuffling are not appropriate, such as if you were doing a card trick with just a few cards you could say 'Mix them up so I've no idea what order they're in'.

Rover