get a fix

Idioms

Obtain a needed dose of something, especially but not necessarily a narcotic drug. For example, Heroin addicts will do anything to get their fix, or Chris referred to her daily swim in the pool as her chlorine fix. The noun fix has been used for a narcotic dose since the 1930s, and was extended to other compulsively sought things about two decades later. Also see get a fix on.

Example Sentences

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"To be able to persevere through that period and finally get a fix for that was great."

From BBC

“I’m supposed to know how to transmit information. Prices were moving so quickly I couldn’t get a fix. It felt like a black hole. The abyss.”

From Literature

Hamilton said on Sunday: "I feel optimistic for the future. I think this car really does have performance. Something's holding us back at the moment. We've lost performance since China. And it's there, it's just we can't use it. Until we get a fix for that, then this is where we are."

From BBC

Until we get a fix for that, then this is where we are.

From BBC

On the tenth day, the sun showed its face long enough for Worsley to get a fix.

From Literature

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