get a fix on

idiom

1

: to determine the exact position of something (such as a ship or an airplane)

We're trying to get a fix on the ship's location.

2

: to get an accurate understanding of something

Voters are still trying to get a fix on her character.

Analysts are reading reports to get a fix on how the market will perform.

Examples of get a fix on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hiker had reported being lost and caught out in the storm, but authorities couldn’t get a fix on their precise location using GPS information from their cellphone, the nonprofit said in a Facebook post. —Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023

On defense, the Booker would mainly function as a mobile reserve or to beat up enemy reconnaissance forces trying to get a fix on friendly positions. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023

On defense, the Booker would mainly function as a mobile reserve or to beat up enemy reconnaissance forces trying to get a fix on friendly positions. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023

Hedge fund master Ray Dalio has a new book out this week—The Changing World Order—that analyzes patterns in the last 500 years of history and uses them to get a fix on the future. —David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2021

The idea is to get beyond current metrics of revenue, profit, growth, etc., and try to get a fix on a company’s commitment to the future. —David Meyer, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021