fix-up

American  

[fiks-uhp] / ˈfɪksˌʌp /

noun

1. repair; improvement.

   fix-ups that will make the house more saleable.

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fix up British  

verb

1. to arrange

   let's fix up a date

2. (often foll by with) to provide

   I'm sure we can fix you up with a room

3. informal to repair or rearrange

   to fix up one's house

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fix up Idioms  

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

2. 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]

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

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Etymology

Origin of fix-up

1825–35, noun use of verb phrase fix up

Example Sentences

Hall was known as a fix-up man when he was hired three years ago from a prominent Michigan church and private school attended by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and other members of Romney’s family.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2015

So I decided to do a résumé fix-up story, using myself as a guinea pig.

From Forbes • Sep. 15, 2014

Smith also likes to compare his role to that of a schoolboy trying to fix-up a friend with a long-shot date.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014

The result was a $150,000 fix-up and a new appreciation for compromise, Christine Haughney reports in the Appraisal column.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2011

That argument was killed by two World Series titles, a $250 million fix-up of the team's landmark Fenway Park, and salary spending second only to the New York Yankees.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2010

Related Words

• furnish
• rehabilitate
• spruce up