Collocations for "fixing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fixing" in context.
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fix
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- fix the [car, toaster]
- fix the broken [part, toaster]
- fix [the bug, a typo, your mistake]
- fix the [problem, issue, disagreement]
- fix it and put it back together
- fix (it) [temporarily, properly]
- fixed (it) with [glue, duct tape]
- [can't, cannot, can never] be fixed
- fix the [car, house] up
- fix up the [car]
- fix your credit score
- fix a time for
- fixed it for me to [win, meet, go]
- fix the [price, value, shares] at
- fix the blame on
- fixed in [place, space, time]
- fixed in my [memory, mind]
- fixed the [election, game, competition, result]
- fixed her hair in [a bun, braids]
- fixed his [eyes, look, gaze] on
- a [quick, simple, unreliable, temporary, permanent] fix
- [a security, a bug, an accounting] fix
- am looking for a fix for
- thought of a new fix for
- how are we going to get out of this fix?
- really got yourself into a fix (here)
- UK: we've got ourselves into a right fix
- I'm in a [bad, terrible] fix
- am looking for a (drug) fix
- is looking for his next fix
- need to get my fix (of)
- need my [coffee, chocolate] fix (for the day)
- need my [daily, weekly, morning] fix of
- get a fix on his [location, position]
- get a fix on his [intentions, ideas]
'fixing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):