fix-up

American  

[fiks-uhp] / ˈfɪksˌʌp /

noun

1. repair; improvement.

   fix-ups that will make the house more saleable.

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fix up British  

verb

1. to arrange

   let's fix up a date

2. (often foll by with) to provide

   I'm sure we can fix you up with a room

3. informal to repair or rearrange

   to fix up one's house

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fix up Idioms  

1. Repair, refurbish, or renew. For example, They're busy fixing up their house , or We fixed ourselves up before we ventured outside . [Late 1700s]

2. fix someone up . Provide or furnish someone with something, as in He can fix you up with a new car , or Can you fix up my friend with a date for the dance? [ Colloquial ; c. 1930]

3. Smooth over or settle, as in You'd think they could fix up these small differences . [Late 1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of fix-up

1825–35, noun use of verb phrase fix up

Example Sentences

She seeks out John, first as a kindred spirit, then as a fix-up project.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2021

So I decided to do a résumé fix-up story, using myself as a guinea pig.

From Forbes • Sep. 15, 2014

Smith also likes to compare his role to that of a schoolboy trying to fix-up a friend with a long-shot date.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014

But on the evening that Mr. Olsher and his friend trooped to Brooklyn to see her perform and to meet her, Mr. Olsher’s friend became distracted and never engineered the fix-up.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012

That argument was killed by two World Series titles, a $250 million fix-up of the team's landmark Fenway Park, and salary spending second only to the New York Yankees.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2010

Related Words

• furnish
• rehabilitate
• spruce up