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Collocations for fix - noun

1. solution to a problem

ADJECTIVE

quick
There is no quick fix to the breakdown in negotiations between the two companies.
easy, simple
There are no quick or easy fixes.
short-term, temporary
long-term, permanent
technical, technological
bug
The new software incorporates many bug fixes and product improvements.

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VERB + fix

find
make
They made a quick fix of part of the problem.

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2. amount of sth, esp. a drug

ADJECTIVE

daily, regular
my daily fix of coffee
next
He was like a heroin junkie needing his next fix.
caffeine
I need my caffeine fix!

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VERB + fix

have
He gets withdrawal symptoms if he hasn't had his regular fix.
need
get

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3. difficult situation

VERB + fix

be in
I was in a fix.
get in, get into
How did you get into such a fix?
get (sb) out of
I lent her the money to get her out of a fix.

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Collocations for fix - verb

1. (esp. BrE) attach sth firmly

ADVERB

firmly, securely
directly

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PREPOSITION

onto, to
The handrail can be fixed directly to the wall.

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PHRASES

fix sth in place, fix sth in position
Fix the bars in position with the screws provided.

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2. repair/correct sth

ADVERB

easily
quickly
a problem which can be fixed quickly

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PHRASES

get sth fixed
We need to get the TV fixed.

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Fix is used with these nouns as the subject:
electrician

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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

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