fix-it

or fix·it

[ fiks-it ]

/ ˈfɪksˌɪt /

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adjective Informal.

of, pertaining to, doing, or involving repairs, adjustments, or improvements: a fix-it shop; a political fix-it man.

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How to use fix-it in a sentence

The man gazed past him at the Fixit cart and the two dozing horses.
The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick
Cole halted the Fixit cart and leaped down onto the pavement.
The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick
Franz rouvrit les veux; mais son regard sans fixit ne semblait ni reconnatre Rotzko ni l'entendre.
Le chteau des Carpathes|Jules Verne
Every time Cole came by with his Fixit cart the lady had something to be sharpened.
The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick

I'd been prepared to let him get it off his skinny chest, pat him on the back and tell him to leave everything to old Jim Fixit.
The Animated Pinup|Lewis Parker