单词	on the fritz
释义	fritz noun ˈfrits  : a state of disorder or disrepair —used in the phrase on the fritz One day the Internet connection at the house goes on the fritz [=stops working properly], so I go with the laptop to a cafe and ask if it has wireless. Joel Achenbach Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Of course, the way this wavering San Francisco Giants season is going, the moment the bats got going again, the bullpen was on the fritz. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2022 The soft-serve machine is on the fritz and would cost tens of thousands of dollars to replace. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 An ancient, rattling Hobart mixer is perpetually on the fritz. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 With her powers on the fritz, the Mind Flayer, who may have been defeated in the real world but still reigns in the Upside Down, is obviously plotting his comeback. Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 In the meantime, emergency-room doctors at the hospital couldn’t perform a key test, for a protein called troponin, to diagnose heart attacks, when the machine was on the fritz, people familiar with the matter said. Christopher Weaver, WSJ, 5 May 2022 The elevator has been on the fritz, and a second one has never been in service. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 But even our metrics are, at this point, kind of on the fritz. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022 Too many aspects of ourselves crammed together has sent our brains on the fritz. Zak Jason, Wired, 12 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1902, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing fritz on the fritz on the fritz on the fritz phrase as in down not being in working order They called the repair company because the copy machine was on the fritz again. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance down malfunctioning on the blink off nonoperating inoperative kaput nonfunctioning inoperable nonfunctional broken useless out of commission kaputt deactivated unusable ineffective deadlocked unproductive unworkable ineffectual nonproductive Antonyms & Near Antonyms working operating running functioning operational operative functional effective useful performing serving producing productive operant viable operable usable employable workable useable effectual See More
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