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Have mixed feelings about black/blue markings on taps (4,3,3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

blow hot and cold

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'have mixed feelings about' is the definition.
(to blow hot and cold is to change your opinion)

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(Other definitions for blow hot and cold that I've seen before include "as will the sirocco and mistral?" , "not steady" , "Be inconsistent" , "Be unable to decide" , "Unpredictably, swing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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