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Phrase(s): *a fix on something
1. the exact location of something distant. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I can’t get a fix on your location. Where are you? • We are trying to get a fix on your radio transmission. 2. Fig. an understanding of the direction of a discussion. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • I can’t quite get a fix on what you’re trying to say. • I can’t get a fix on where you’re going with this argument., Phrase(s): fix something on(to) something
to attach something onto something. • We fixed a notice onto the broken door so people wouldn’t use it. • Please fix a label on this package., Phrase(s): fix (up)on someone or something
to become preoccupied with someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) • She seems to have fixed upon becoming a pilot. • James is quite fixed on Janet.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs