fix-up

[ fiks-uhp ]

/ ˈfɪksˌʌp /

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noun

repair; improvement: fix-ups that will make the house more salable.

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Origin of fix-up

1825–35, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase fix up

Words nearby fix-up

fix-it, fixity, fix someone's wagon, fixt, fixture, fix-up, Fizeau, fizgig, fizz, fizzer, fizzle

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How to use fix-up in a sentence

Put together a simple plan to hire enough people to repair our roads, fix up our aging schools, and rebuild our infrastructure.
5 Ways Dems Can Turn It Around|Michael Moore|October 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Getting policy priorities established and White House power in gear requires that Obama fix up both himself and his team.
President Obama's Jimmy Carter Problem|Leslie H. Gelb|December 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Fix up a couple of dummy sacks, you know, and get them to camp and packed on the horse without letting them see what's inside.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
"I wonder if we couldn't fix up a regular swimming pool," he said, half to himself.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner

We'll fix up and come back for you, Lamont,' he concluded, with the easy familiarity of the country.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
Secondly, we had already been for some time at work to fix up the wherewithal to meet our chronic nightmare, the water trouble.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
And suppose you was to fix up a Proclamation subsequent and immejiate, offerin' a reward for me.
The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton

British Dictionary definitions for fix-up

fix up

verb (tr, adverb)

to arrangelet's fix up a date

(often foll by with) to provideI'm sure we can fix you up with a room

informal to repair or rearrangeto fix up one's house

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Other Idioms and Phrases with fix-up

fix up

Repair, refurbish, or renew. For example, They're busy fixing up their house, or We fixed ourselves up before we ventured outside. [Late 1700s]

fix someone up. Provide or furnish someone with something, as in He can fix you up with a new car, or Can you fix up my friend with a date for the dance? [Colloquial; c. 1930]

Smooth over or settle, as in You'd think they could fix up these small differences. [Late 1800s]