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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
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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]
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