I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fixed budget
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Our clients usually have a fixed budget.
a fixed charge
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There’s a fixed charge for having a dental check.
a fixed term
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The contract was for a fixed term of five years.
a fixed/set period (= that will not be changed )
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A tourist visa allows you to stay for a fixed period.
a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (= with your eyes not moving at all )
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His unwavering stare was making me feel pretty uneasy.
a flat/fixed rate (= one that does not change )
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Profits were taxed at a flat rate of 45 percent.
a flat/fixed/set fee (= a fee that is the same in every case )
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You pay a flat fee for all the services that are provided.
a set/fixed menu (= when the cook decides which dishes will be served to you, rather than you choosing for yourself )
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Dinner is three courses from a set menu.
a set/fixed pattern (= one that does not change )
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These incidents followed a set pattern.
fix a meal informal especially AmE (= make a meal )
fix a price (= decide on it, sometimes illegally with others )
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Publishers are not permitted to fix prices with one another.
fix sb with a stare literary (= stare at someone )
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He fixed her with a cool stare.
fix your gaze on sb/sth (= look at someone or something continuously )
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He fixed his gaze on the wall behind her.
fixed assets
fixed capital
fixed costs
fixed income
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pensioners living on a fixed income
fixed
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The rent is fixed for three years.
keep your gaze (fixed) on sb/sth (= keep looking at someone or something )
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I kept my gaze fixed on the television and didn’t look at him as he left the room.
no fixed abode (= no permanent home )
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a homeless person with no fixed abode
of no fixed address (= having no permanent home – used especially in news reports )
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a 25-year-old man of no fixed address
price fixing
set/fix a date (= decide the date when something will happen )
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They haven’t set a date for the election yet.
touch up/fix your make-up (= put a little more make-up on after some has come off )
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She went into the bathroom to touch up her makeup.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attention
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A child presented with a visual stimulus tends to center or fix attention on a limited perceptual aspect of the stimulus.
face
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The body in its shroud of ice stayed fixed to the rock face .
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He pulled cautiously on my coat, his eyes fixed on my face .
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It felt as if it was fixed on my face for ever.
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Terry was in the bathroom, fixing her face .
law
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Interest on loans is fixed by law at a maximum 1% a month, a true rate of 12.68%.
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In my group the boundaries are fixed in law .
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Important consequences attend the fact that the composition, powers and procedures of the Cabinet are not fixed by law .
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I think everything can be fixed by a law .
mind
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He fixed his mind deliberately on the question, not letting it wander.
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In 1998 Brown started plotting the route to the next election, fixed already in his mind as May 2001.
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Before leaving the chamber, Mungo turned back to take in the scene; to fix it in his mind .
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He had them all fixed in his mind .
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The only evenings I can recall are fixed in my mind precisely because they are different from all the others.
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As he journeyed home in the early-morning gloom, he tried to fix it in his mind with words.
problem
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It took me two days to fix all the problems with that coach.
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Lei Feng is under a truck fixing a mechanical problem .
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The problem-solving sessions began to generate ideas for fixing problems such as water leaks and glass breakage.
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So, you should be able to fix this problem at either end - either adjust the software or the printer.
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Some also fear that efforts to fix the problem will just create more troublesome models.
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Such upgrades generally fix problems and add on a few minor features.
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He said engineers are working overtime to fix the problems .
security
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Lower yields on fixed income securities make equities more attractive than money market instruments for many investors, analysts said.
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Two retiring Republican senators warned their fellow lawmakers Tuesday that they need to fix the Social Security system before it goes broke.
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In 1975, fixed commissions on securities transactions were abolished.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc
be of/have no fixed abode/address
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Both were said to be of no fixed abode, although they originate from the Old Swan district of Liverpool.
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I was of no fixed abode, but I'd finished my time so they still let me go.
have fixed ideas/opinions
how are you fixed for sth?
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Hey Mark, how are you fixed for cash?
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
quick fix
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A quick fix clearly becomes unfixed.
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Exercise is usually the best quick fix.
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I do not believe that there is a quick fix for the coal industry.
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It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.
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More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.
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There are no quick fixes that enable work-inhibited students to become academically competent.
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There will be no quick fix for the San Francisco Giants.
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This, therefore, is a quick fix Bill.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Gale waited while Seldon fixed the projector.
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He fixed the lamp to the wall above the bed with a couple of screws.
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He was convicted of fixing college basketball games in the 1950s.
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I'll fix her! Just you wait!
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I'll need to fix the boat before we can go out in it.
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I don't think it's fixed to the ceiling very securely.
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I have to fix lunch now.
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I must get my camera fixed before we go to France.
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I tried to fix them on the door, but they wouldn't stay.
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If you're hungry, I can fix you some scrambled eggs.
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If you ask me, the whole thing was fixed.
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If you want a chance to meet the Senator, I can fix it.
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Interest rates for savings accounts have been fixed at 7% for the rest of the year.
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Let me fix my hair first and then we can go.
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Many people believe that the outcome of wrestling matches are fixed.
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The chairs and tables were fixed to the floor.
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The doctors don't know if they can fix my kneecap.
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The project has finally been approved and they budget has been fixed.
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They disconnected the gas, and fixed the water heater to an outside wall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as you've fixed it, drop a note to your boss and tell him what you've done.
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He had hoped to switch from a 8. 25 percent adjustable to a 15-year fixed under 7. 5 percent.
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His father was growing short-tempered as one interview after another proved to be fixed in some one else's favour.
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If the tooth is loosened in its socket, modern dental surgery may be able to fix it to adjacent teeth.
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The roof was to be of copper, and that decision automatically fixed one of the colors.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
quick
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Because that will take time, there can be no quick fix for public spending.
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Certainly, the best of them follow practices that are more customized art and skill than they are prepackaged quick fixes .
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Nor is a quick monetary fix available.
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More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.
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It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.
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There is no quick fix , no cheap alternative.
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Exercise is usually the best quick fix .
■ VERB
need
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I needed a fix more than I ever thought that I could.
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He was pretty desperate that night, because he was out of cash and needed his fix .
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Right now, she needed a fix .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be of/have no fixed abode/address
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Both were said to be of no fixed abode, although they originate from the Old Swan district of Liverpool.
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I was of no fixed abode, but I'd finished my time so they still let me go.
have fixed ideas/opinions
how are you fixed for sth?
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Hey Mark, how are you fixed for cash?
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
quick fix
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A quick fix clearly becomes unfixed.
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Exercise is usually the best quick fix.
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I do not believe that there is a quick fix for the coal industry.
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It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.
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More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.
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There are no quick fixes that enable work-inhibited students to become academically competent.
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There will be no quick fix for the San Francisco Giants.
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This, therefore, is a quick fix Bill.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I need to have my coffee fix in the morning before I speak to anyone.
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Supporters of the losing team protested that the whole thing was a fix .
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The election was a fix !
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The streets are filled with drug addicts looking for a fix .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And there are even a couple of fixes that failed.
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His was a never-ending search for a fix .
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Nor is a quick monetary fix available.
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Oh, the fix , the fix!
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One technological fix for this problem is to fit carousels on to the welding machines.
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Some one is trying to put the fix on him - whoever they are they're not getting help from me.
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This book assesses the technological fix for the muddle left by downsizing and reengineering.
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With luck, one could hope to get a longitude fix once a year by this technique.