get a fix on someone/something

get a fix on (something)

1. To have a firm, clear understanding or determination of something. Go down to the circuit breaker and see if you can get a fix on what's causing the power outages. I'd gotten a pretty good fix on the concept after spending an hour with the tutor.

2. To have one's target clearly in one's sights. I had to maneuver the helicopter around the buildings until our gunner could get a fix on the sniper. I knew I could knock him out if I landed a good punch, but he moved so quick that I just couldn't get a fix on him.

get a fix on someone/something

COMMON If you get a fix on someone or something, you get a clear idea or understanding of them. It's difficult to get a fix on what brokers earn. Their commissions depend on the number and cost of the properties they sell. His foreign policy adviser travelled to Washington to try to get a fix on US thinking. Note: You can also say that someone has a fix on someone or something if they understand them well. Do you have a fix on what the market wants? Note: This expression literally means to find out exactly where something is, usually by using radar or electronic equipment.

See also: fix, get, on, someone, something

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

get a fix on (something)
get a handle on
get a handle on (something)
get a handle on something
get/have a handle on somebody/something
a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something)
get a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something)
have no stomach for something
have the stomach for
not have the stomach for (something)

词组	get a fix on someone/something
释义	get a fix on someone/something get a fix on (something) 1. To have a firm, clear understanding or determination of something. Go down to the circuit breaker and see if you can get a fix on what's causing the power outages. I'd gotten a pretty good fix on the concept after spending an hour with the tutor. 2. To have one's target clearly in one's sights. I had to maneuver the helicopter around the buildings until our gunner could get a fix on the sniper. I knew I could knock him out if I landed a good punch, but he moved so quick that I just couldn't get a fix on him. See also: fix, get, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get a fix on someone/something COMMON If you get a fix on someone or something, you get a clear idea or understanding of them. It's difficult to get a fix on what brokers earn. Their commissions depend on the number and cost of the properties they sell. His foreign policy adviser travelled to Washington to try to get a fix on US thinking. Note: You can also say that someone has a fix on someone or something if they understand them well. Do you have a fix on what the market wants? Note: This expression literally means to find out exactly where something is, usually by using radar or electronic equipment. See also: fix, get, on, someone, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: get a fix on (something) get a handle on get a handle on (something) get a handle on something get/have a handle on somebody/something a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something) get a (good/solid/sound/etc.) grasp of/on (something) have no stomach for something have the stomach for not have the stomach for (something)
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