on the fritz

Idioms and Phrases

see under on the blink .

Example Sentences

Buy a refill and hope the printer’s not on the fritz.

From Slate

UCLA’s football-launching machine is on the fritz?

From Los Angeles Times

The evening truly goes on the fritz when Lilly, Torelli’s young Satanist, enters in a pinafore doing an unnervingly wonderful impersonation of an ordinary schoolgirl.

From Los Angeles Times

But like every machine I've ever owned, it goes on the fritz.

From BBC

Dave Madore owns the arcade and jukeboxes inside the restaurant, where he was supposed to be Wednesday night to fix a jukebox that was on the fritz.

From Seattle Times