on the fritz
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Buy a refill and hope the printer’s not on the fritz.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2024
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
His shirtsleeves are rolled up, which doesn’t solve much: the air-conditioning is on the fritz and the air on the plane is overheated.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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