fix an animal

Euph. to remove the uterus or testicles of a pet animal. We took Fluffy to the veterinarian to have her fixed. The animal shelter fixes all animals that come there, to prevent overpopulation.

See also: animal, fix

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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put (one) off the scent
put a dog off the scent
put off the scent
put someone off the scent
put/throw somebody off the scent
imprint on (someone or something)
prey (up)on (someone or something)
prey on
snap (one's) head off
snap head off

词组	fix an animal
释义	fix an animal fix an animal Euph. to remove the uterus or testicles of a pet animal. We took Fluffy to the veterinarian to have her fixed. The animal shelter fixes all animals that come there, to prevent overpopulation. See also: animal, fix McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: put (one) off the scent put a dog off the scent put off the scent put someone off the scent put/throw somebody off the scent imprint on (someone or something) prey (up)on (someone or something) prey on snap (one's) head off snap head off
随便看	pull the wool over someone's eyes, to pull through pull to pull together pull to pieces pull toward oneself pull under pull up pull up a chair pull up a floor pull up alongside (someone or something) pull up along (something) pull (up) chocks pull up (one's) socks pull up short pull up stakes pull up stakes, to pull up stumps pull up to pull up to (someone or something) pull weight pull your finger out pull your punches pull yourself together pull yourself up by your bootstraps