| 词汇 | on the fritz |
| 释义 | Idiom on the fritz and on the blink Theme: NONFUNCTIONING not operating; not operating correctly. (Slang.)This vacuum cleaner is on the fritz. Let's get it fixed.How long has it been on the blink? Slang on the fritz Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.Sue is a bit on the fritz.She drank till she was totally on the fritz. Theme: NONFUNCTIONING mod. not functioning properly.This TV is on the fritz again.My watch is on the fritz. Idiom on the fritz not working in the usual way, or not working at all.The washing machine is on the fritz. Usage notes: usually said of machines on the fritzNot working correctly; acting strangely; malfunctioning. Our washer is on the fritz, so I'm on my way to the laundromat. Mom called the repairman because our TV is on the fritz again. on the fritzand on the blinknot operating; not operating correctly. This vacuum cleaner is on the fritz. Let's get it fixed. How long has it been on the blink? on the fritzsee under on the blink. on the fritzAMERICAN, OLD-FASHIONEDA piece of machinery that is on the fritz is not working properly. My mother's toaster went on the fritz. `They're setting up communications,' Rizzuto said. `But the goddamned mobile command post has gone on the fritz.' Note: The usual British expression is on the blink. on the ˈfritz(American English, informal) not working: The TV is on the fritz again.on the fritz1. mod. not functioning properly. My watch is on the fritz. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She drank till she was totally on the fritz. on the fritzOut of commission; broken. No one really knows the origin of this term, which has been used since about 1900. Everyone agrees that Fritz was a derogatory name for a German, but how—or even if—it became equated with disrepair has been forgotten. P. G. Wodehouse used it in Bill the Conqueror (1924): “Everything’s on the fritz nowadays.” |
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