in a fix

in a fix

In a troublesome situation. Boy, I'm really in a fix—I accidentally made plans with two different men tonight! We're in a fix now because the hotel gave our room away!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*in a fix

Fig. in a bad situation. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) I really got myself into a fix. I owe a lot of money on my taxes. John is in a fix because he lost his wallet. John got into a fix.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in a fix

Also, in a pickle or spot . In a difficult or embarrassing situation, in a dilemma. For example, I was really in a fix when I missed the plane, or Lost and out of gas-how did we get in such a pickle? or John had lost all his money in the crap game-now he was in a spot. The first of these colloquial usages dates from the early 1800s; pickle in the sense of a mess or quandary, sometimes put as in a pretty pickle, dates from the 1500s; spot, also put as in a bad spot or tough spot , dates from the early 1900s. Also see in a bind; in deep, def. 2; in the soup; in trouble; on the spot.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in a fix

INFORMAL
If someone is in a fix, they are in a difficult or dangerous situation. He kept turning to me whenever he was in a fix and of course I'd help him out. The government is in a fix over access to the countryside.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • be in a fix
  • be/get in a fix
  • get into a fix
  • fix over
  • cop a fix
  • bungle up
  • a jack of all trades
  • get a fix on
  • get a fix on (one)
  • be not just another pretty face
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