on the fritz

Idioms  

1. see under on the blink.

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Example Sentences

But like every machine I've ever owned, it goes on the fritz.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

Dave Madore owns the arcade and jukeboxes inside the restaurant, where he was supposed to be Wednesday night to fix a jukebox that was on the fritz.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023

If your cell phone, for instance, landed on Venus, the thermal energy would set off a flurry of electrons and send your device on the fritz.

From Scientific American • Oct. 23, 2023

That’s the most obvious explanation for this sudden delay, though I suppose it’s also possible that the court’s pipes are on the fritz or something.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2023

And if his regulator was perhaps on the fritz and not delivering oxygen to his mask, that would also explain Andy’s apparent lack of lucidity.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer