I.
noun
1 solution to a problem
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick
▪
There is no quick ~ to the breakdown in negotiations between the two companies.
▪ easy , simple
▪
There are no quick or easy ~es.
▪ short-term , temporary
▪ long-term , permanent
▪ technical , technological
▪ bug
▪
The new software incorporates many bug ~es and product improvements.
VERB + FIX
▪ find
▪ make
▪
They made a quick ~ of part of the problem.
2 amount of sth, esp. a drug
ADJECTIVE
▪ daily , regular
▪
my daily ~ of coffee
▪ next
▪
He was like a heroin junkie needing his next ~.
▪ caffeine
▪
I need my caffeine ~!
VERB + FIX
▪ have
▪
He gets withdrawal symptoms if he hasn't had his regular ~.
▪ need
▪ get
3 difficult situation
VERB + FIX
▪ be in
▪
I was in a ~.
▪ get in , get into
▪
How did you get into such a ~?
▪ get (sb) out of
▪
I lent her the money to get her out of a ~.
II.
verb
1 ( esp. BrE ) attach sth firmly
ADVERB
▪ firmly , securely
▪ directly
PREPOSITION
▪ onto , to
▪
The handrail can be ~ed directly to the wall.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth in place , ~ sth in position
▪
Fix the bars in position with the screws provided.
2 repair/correct sth
ADVERB
▪ easily
▪ quickly
▪
a problem which can be ~ed quickly
PHRASES
▪ get sth ~ed
▪
We need to get the TV ~ed.
Fix is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ electrician
Fix is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ appointment , ↑ bayonet , ↑ border , ↑ boundary , ↑ bug , ↑ car , ↑ collar , ↑ computer , ↑ date , ↑ economy , ↑ election , ↑ error , ↑ faucet , ↑ fault , ↑ flaw , ↑ gaze , ↑ hair , ↑ leak , ↑ link , ↑ lunch , ↑ machine , ↑ make-up , ↑ mess , ↑ mistake , ↑ plumbing , ↑ price , ↑ problem , ↑ puncture , ↑ race , ↑ rail , ↑ rate , ↑ rent , ↑ sight , ↑ snack , ↑ tariff , ↑ tear , ↑ thing , ↑ time , ↑ tyre , ↑ vulnerability