bit of confusion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbitandconfusion
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bit
noun[C]
uk/bɪt/us/bɪt/
informal
a small piece or amount ...
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confusion
noun
uk/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/us/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/
a situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or ...
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(Definition ofbitandconfusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There seems to be abitofconfusionin this work between a revolutionary condition, a revolutionary outcome, and a period of consolidation.
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I noticed also that there is abitofconfusioneven there.
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I am not at all surprised that there has been abitofconfusion.
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There was some progress on foreign and security policy, but there was abitofconfusion.
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I think that there is abitofconfusionhere.
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May we have a more general statement as to what schools may or may not charge for, because there is quite abitofconfusion?
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There is abitofconfusionhere.
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There is abitofconfusionabout the figures in the reports, but the statistics have come from different areas - but 11 % is my understanding now.
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There is abitofconfusionconcerning the correct scientific name.
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This caused abitofconfusionin the marketplace with consumers thinking they had obtained a bootleg copy.
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There was abitofconfusionat the forming up place resulting in a delay in the move.
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She thought that winning the game would cause one lastbitofconfusionfor the other players.
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The similarities of the titles and the recordings has led to quite abitofconfusionnot only by fans but by record companies as well.
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