| 单词 | to put on the fritz |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put (something) on the fritz b. to put (something) on the fritz: to spoil, put a stop to (something). Also: to cause (a machine, device, etc.) to stop working properly. ΚΠ 1902 Washington Post 19 Oct. 19/6 They gave an open air [performance] that put our opera house show on the Fritz. 1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 359 What with me ketchin' 'em cookin' spaghetti on the gas an' tearin' up the bedspreads to use fur makeup towels, they're puttin' the place on the fritz! 1943 N. Coward Don't let's be Beastly to Germans in Compl. Lyrics (1998) 207/3 When we've got 'em yelling ‘Uncle’, don't put Fritzie on the fritz; Lend them plenty so in twenty years they'll Start another Blitz. 1977 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 7 Apr. 4/6 In 1949 a flock of starlings put it [sc. Big Ben] on the fritz. 2005 Panama City (Florida) News-Herald 23 Sept. 32/4 A freak lightning strike puts slot machines on the fritz. < as lemmas |
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