fix on something — ˈfix on sb/sth derived to choose sb/sth • They ve fixed on Paris for their honeymoon. • Have you fixed on a date for the meeting? Main entry: ↑fixderived … Useful english dictionary
get a fix on something — get a fix on (something) to understand something. It s not easy to get a fix on this new era we ve entered. Usage notes: sometimes also used in the form have a fix on something: After reading that biography, I felt I really had a fix on Jefferson … New idioms dictionary
get a fix on something — get/have/a fix on something phrase to understand clearly what something is like You need to make sure you’ve got a good fix on just how bad the problem is. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: fix … Useful english dictionary
have a fix on something — get/have/a fix on something phrase to understand clearly what something is like You need to make sure you’ve got a good fix on just how bad the problem is. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: fix … Useful english dictionary
fix — fix1 [ fıks ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 make something work again ▸ 2 prepare food/drink ▸ 3 arrange hair/clothing ▸ 4 fasten so cannot move ▸ 5 set price/amount/date ▸ 6 arrange event ▸ 7 remember something ▸ 8 dishonestly arrange something ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fix — fix1 W2S2 [fıks] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(repair)¦ 2¦(limit)¦ 3 fix a time/date/place etc 4¦(arrange)¦ 5¦(attach)¦ 6¦(prepare food)¦ 7¦(solve)¦ 8 fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something 9 fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
fix — I UK [fɪks] / US verb [transitive] Word forms fix : present tense I/you/we/they fix he/she/it fixes present participle fixing past tense fixed past participle fixed *** 1) to fasten something somewhere so that it cannot move Andrew is fixing some … English dictionary
fix up — verb 1. find (something or someone) for (Freq. 5) I ll fix you up with a nice girl • Hypernyms: ↑provide, ↑supply, ↑ply, ↑cater • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody with so … Useful english dictionary
fix — The meanings of the verb, which is first recorded in the 15c, and the noun, not recorded until the early 19c, do not correspond very well. 1. noun. a) The earliest meaning of the noun is ‘a difficulty, predicament, dilemma’, which is originally… … Modern English usage
fix — vt 1 a: to make firm, stable, or stationary b: to attach physically 2: to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods conspiracy to defraud the government by fix ing income tax cases W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott,… … Law dictionary
fix on/upon — [phrasal verb] fix on/upon (something) 1 : to direct your attention or thoughts toward (something) : to focus on (something) He has fixed on/upon the idea of going back to school. All eyes fixed on her as she entered the room. [=everyone looked… … Useful english dictionary
