fix up
verb
fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
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Without getting that organized, fixing up the building wouldn’t make sense.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The funds would have also allowed the city to buy and fix up the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter, which is currently operated by the city but owned by Jackson County.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Handy with tools, Daniel offers to help Katie fix up her new home.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Even the dean of the council, Burke, wasn’t above shaking down a businessman who needed city permits to fix up a rundown Burger King.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The funds would have also allowed the city to buy and fix up the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter, which is currently operated by the city but owned by Jackson County.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Handy with tools, Daniel offers to help Katie fix up her new home.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Even the dean of the council, Burke, wasn’t above shaking down a businessman who needed city permits to fix up a rundown Burger King.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for fix up
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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