The Boss fixed all the horse races in the county.
•After the gun-control bill failed to pass, there were rumors that the gun lobby had fixed the legislature.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fix something up — ORGANIZE, arrange, make arrangements for, fix, sort out. → fix * * * ˌfix sthˈup derived to repair, decorate or make sth ready • They fixed up the house before they moved in. Main entry: ↑fixderived … Useful english dictionary
fix something on something — ˈfix sth on sb/sth derived often passive if your eyes or your mind are fixed on sth, you are looking at or thinking about sth with great attention Main entry: ↑fixderived … Useful english dictionary
fix something on somebody — ˈfix sth on sb/sth derived often passive if your eyes or your mind are fixed on sth, you are looking at or thinking about sth with great attention Main entry: ↑fixderived … 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 — [[t]fɪ̱ks[/t]] ♦♦♦ fixes, fixing, fixed 1) VERB If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely. [be V ed prep/adv] It is fixed on the wall... [be V ed prep/adv] Most blinds can be fixed directly to the top of the window… … English dictionary
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 on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fix on : present tense I/you/we/they fix on he/she/it fixes on present participle fixing on past tense fixed on past participle fixed on 1) to choose someone or something after considering the situation We ve… … English dictionary
fix up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fix something up, you arrange it. [V P n(not pron)] I fixed up an appointment to see her... [V P n(not pron)] Accommodation is never fixed up in advance. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you … 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
