fix it

idiom

: to arrange something : to do what is needed
My lawyer fixed it so I wouldn't have to go to court.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This can help quickly identify what went wrong and fix it accordingly. Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023 Fifty customers pointed out the problem but the investing giant still was slow to fix it. Harold Maass, The Week, 2 June 2023 After all, the fundamental Rover design is bush-tested, and if Africa can’t break it, only a fool would try to fix it. Josh Condon, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023 But there is growing awareness of the unfairness and concerted efforts to fix it. Lauren Lee, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023 On the second hospital visit, doctors found the ruptured small intestine and operated to fix it, IndieWire said. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023 The company's engineers actually get to identify what is wrong and then go and fix it. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023 All the studios need to do is stop ignoring reality — streaming has created a new model that is far less profitable for writers, and is not sustainable for anyone — and offer real ways to fix it. Mary Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023 While the specifics had changed – the setting was a bank this time, and the body count, five – and Mercy's commute was shorter, much of the scene was familiar: the shattered glass, the tear-streaked faces, the heartbroken city, the arguments of what’s to blame and how to fix it. The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2023 See More

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“Fix it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20it. Accessed 10 Jun. 2023.

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