fritz

be on the fritz

1. slang Of a machine, to be acting strangely or 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.

2. slang Of a person, to be drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really on the fritz!

See also: fritz, on

go on the fritz

slang Of a machine, to begin malfunctioning. Primarily heard in US. Our washer has gone on the fritz, so I'm on my way to the laundromat. Mom called the repairman because our TV went on the fritz again.

on the blink

1. slang Not working correctly; acting strangely; malfunctioning. Our washer is on the blink, so I'm on my way to the laundromat. Mom called the repairman because our TV is on the blink again.

2. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really on the blink!

See also: blink, on

on the fritz

Not 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.

See also: fritz, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on the fritz

and on the blink

not operating; not operating correctly. This vacuum cleaner is on the fritz. Let's get it fixed. How long has it been on the blink?

See also: fritz, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

on the blink

Also, on the bum or fritz . Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive-our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes to an electric light that flickers on and off ("blinks"); the second, from the same period, possibly is derived from bum in the sense of "a contemptible person"; the third, fritz, dating from about 1900, is of unknown origin.

See also: blink, on

on the fritz

see under on the blink.

See also: fritz, on

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

on the blink

BRITISH, INFORMAL

If a piece of machinery is on the blink, it is not working properly. We had to have the washing done at the laundry because our machine was on the blink. Note: The usual American expression is on the fritz.

See also: blink, on

on the fritz

AMERICAN, OLD-FASHIONED

A 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.

See also: fritz, on

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

on the blink

(of a machine) not working properly; out of order. informal

See also: blink, on

go (or be) on the fritz

(of a machine) stop working properly. North American informal

The nature of any connection with Fritz , the derogatory nickname for a German, is uncertain. The related phrase put the fritz on means ‘put a stop to something’.

on the ˈblink

(informal) (of a machine) not working properly: Can I watch the film at your house? Our TV’s on the blink again.

See also: blink, on

on the ˈfritz

(American English, informal) not working: The TV is on the fritz again.

See also: fritz, on

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

on the blink

1. mod. out of order; ill. (see also on the fritz.) My refrigerator is on the blink again.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated; on a drinking spree. They all went out and got on the blink.

See also: blink, on

on the fritz

1. mod. not functioning properly. My watch is on the fritz.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She drank till she was totally on the fritz.

See also: fritz, on

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

on the blink

Out of working order.

See also: blink, on

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

on the fritz

Out 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.”

See also: fritz, on

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

be on the fritz
on the fritz
be on the blink
blink
on the blink
go on the fritz
go phut
What number are you calling from?
be the chief cook and bottle washer
washer

References in classic literature

As the sun sank slowly behind the towering forests of the west, he turned slowly away upon the still-distinct trail of Hauptmann Fritz Schneider and his blood-stained company.

Tarzan the Untamed

Cameron Norrie has missed out on a place in the final of the Atlanta Open after losing in three sets to Taylor Fritz.

Norrie loses in Atlanta; TENNIS

Lance Fritz spoke of his meeting with Trump last week during a Q&A panel at a luncheon to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the Little Rock Port Authority's founding at the Robinson Center ballroom.

Planes, Trains and Barges: Port Authority Turns 60

Anna May Fritz ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Anna May Fritz was born on October 10, 1920 in Douglas County, Illinois to Thomas and Nettie (nee Neal) Cox.

FRITZ

In a recent documentary by filmmaker Fritz Schumann, she said: "When I make dolls of dead people I think about them when they were alive and healthy.

Inside the creepy village populated by hundreds of DOLLS - for a terrifying reason; Nearly every former resident of Nagoro, on the Japanese island of Shikoku, has either died or left

Hollywood's ongoing development--its improvement or decline, depending on who you talk to--is the subject of Ben Fritz's comprehensive book-length investigation, The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies (304 pgs., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, U.S.

Hollywood's Big Picture Expands Out of Its Frame

While only in her 30s, Kate Fritz has built a lengthy resume as an environmentalist, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field (most recently an Executive Master's of Natural Resource Management, Leadership in Sustainability from Virginia Tech in 2012) and working in a variety of environmentalism positions across Maryland and beyond.

Kate Fritz

Sionil Jose on the Jesuits and his bookstore, Solidaridad, reminds us that, in 1964, when the Institute of Social Order was still in Ermita, it counted among its staff Fathers Francisco 'Fritz' Araneta, John J.

Father Fritz the fighter

M2 EQUITYBITES-April 11, 2018-Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO

Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-April 11, 2018-Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO

Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO

Shown here with Central Concrete Pumping's Carl Walker, he joined Dallas-based Fritz Industries in the 1980s, and began managing international promotion of the newly patented Slick-Pak product in 1994.

Fritz-Pak Corp

Rob Fritz has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Michelle Hoffman has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of the mechanical, electrical, and facilities development company.

The Salcido Connection announces promotions

WTA DUBAI BT Sport 1, 10am TAYLOR FRITZ stuck to his guns in good style to down Sam Querrey in his Delray Beach Open curtain-raiser and he can continue the good work against veteran Mikhail Youzhny in round two, writes Adrian Humphries.

Fritz set to silence veteran

The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) of Long Island, Long Island's largest commercial real estate brokers group, honored the Uniondale law firm Farrell Fritz PC with its 2017 Associate Member of the Year Award.

The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) of Long Island

词组	fritz
释义	fritz be on the fritz 1. slang Of a machine, to be acting strangely or 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. 2. slang Of a person, to be drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really on the fritz! See also: fritz, on go on the fritz slang Of a machine, to begin malfunctioning. Primarily heard in US. Our washer has gone on the fritz, so I'm on my way to the laundromat. Mom called the repairman because our TV went on the fritz again. See also: fritz, go, on on the blink 1. slang Not working correctly; acting strangely; malfunctioning. Our washer is on the blink, so I'm on my way to the laundromat. Mom called the repairman because our TV is on the blink again. 2. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really on the blink! See also: blink, on on the fritz Not 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. See also: fritz, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on the fritz and on the blink not operating; not operating correctly. This vacuum cleaner is on the fritz. Let's get it fixed. How long has it been on the blink? See also: fritz, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. on the blink Also, on the bum or fritz . Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive-our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes to an electric light that flickers on and off ("blinks"); the second, from the same period, possibly is derived from bum in the sense of "a contemptible person"; the third, fritz, dating from about 1900, is of unknown origin. See also: blink, on on the fritz see under on the blink. See also: fritz, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. on the blink BRITISH, INFORMAL If a piece of machinery is on the blink, it is not working properly. We had to have the washing done at the laundry because our machine was on the blink. Note: The usual American expression is on the fritz. See also: blink, on on the fritz AMERICAN, OLD-FASHIONED A 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. See also: fritz, on Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. on the blink (of a machine) not working properly; out of order. informal See also: blink, on go (or be) on the fritz (of a machine) stop working properly. North American informal The nature of any connection with Fritz , the derogatory nickname for a German, is uncertain. The related phrase put the fritz on means ‘put a stop to something’. See also: fritz, go, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on the ˈblink (informal) (of a machine) not working properly: Can I watch the film at your house? Our TV’s on the blink again. See also: blink, on on the ˈfritz (American English, informal) not working: The TV is on the fritz again. See also: fritz, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on the blink 1. mod. out of order; ill. (see also on the fritz.) My refrigerator is on the blink again. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated; on a drinking spree. They all went out and got on the blink. See also: blink, on on the fritz 1. mod. not functioning properly. My watch is on the fritz. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She drank till she was totally on the fritz. See also: fritz, on McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions on the blink Out of working order. See also: blink, on American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. on the fritz Out 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.” See also: fritz, on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be on the fritz on the fritz be on the blink blink on the blink go on the fritz go phut What number are you calling from? be the chief cook and bottle washer washer References in classic literature As the sun sank slowly behind the towering forests of the west, he turned slowly away upon the still-distinct trail of Hauptmann Fritz Schneider and his blood-stained company. Tarzan the Untamed Cameron Norrie has missed out on a place in the final of the Atlanta Open after losing in three sets to Taylor Fritz. Norrie loses in Atlanta; TENNIS Lance Fritz spoke of his meeting with Trump last week during a Q&A panel at a luncheon to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the Little Rock Port Authority's founding at the Robinson Center ballroom. Planes, Trains and Barges: Port Authority Turns 60 Anna May Fritz ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Anna May Fritz was born on October 10, 1920 in Douglas County, Illinois to Thomas and Nettie (nee Neal) Cox. FRITZ In a recent documentary by filmmaker Fritz Schumann, she said: "When I make dolls of dead people I think about them when they were alive and healthy. Inside the creepy village populated by hundreds of DOLLS - for a terrifying reason; Nearly every former resident of Nagoro, on the Japanese island of Shikoku, has either died or left Hollywood's ongoing development--its improvement or decline, depending on who you talk to--is the subject of Ben Fritz's comprehensive book-length investigation, The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies (304 pgs., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, U.S. Hollywood's Big Picture Expands Out of Its Frame While only in her 30s, Kate Fritz has built a lengthy resume as an environmentalist, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field (most recently an Executive Master's of Natural Resource Management, Leadership in Sustainability from Virginia Tech in 2012) and working in a variety of environmentalism positions across Maryland and beyond. Kate Fritz Sionil Jose on the Jesuits and his bookstore, Solidaridad, reminds us that, in 1964, when the Institute of Social Order was still in Ermita, it counted among its staff Fathers Francisco 'Fritz' Araneta, John J. Father Fritz the fighter M2 EQUITYBITES-April 11, 2018-Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-April 11, 2018-Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO Actic appoints JA[pilcrow sign]rgen Fritz as new CFO Shown here with Central Concrete Pumping's Carl Walker, he joined Dallas-based Fritz Industries in the 1980s, and began managing international promotion of the newly patented Slick-Pak product in 1994. Fritz-Pak Corp Rob Fritz has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Michelle Hoffman has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of the mechanical, electrical, and facilities development company. The Salcido Connection announces promotions WTA DUBAI BT Sport 1, 10am TAYLOR FRITZ stuck to his guns in good style to down Sam Querrey in his Delray Beach Open curtain-raiser and he can continue the good work against veteran Mikhail Youzhny in round two, writes Adrian Humphries. Fritz set to silence veteran The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) of Long Island, Long Island's largest commercial real estate brokers group, honored the Uniondale law firm Farrell Fritz PC with its 2017 Associate Member of the Year Award. The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) of Long Island
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