get your fix

Meanings

1. 1phraseidiominformal

   To get the amount of something you strongly want or need, especially regularly.

   Grammar: Often followed by 'of' plus a noun: get your fix of gossip. The possessive changes with the subject: she got her fix.

   Patterns

   • get your fix of something
   • get a fix of something

   I check my phone first thing every morning to get my fix of news.

   After a week without chocolate, she went to the shop to get her fix.

   Fans queue for hours to get their fix of the band's live shows.

2. 2phraseidiominformal

   To satisfy a strong desire for an experience, especially an exciting or harmful one.

   Grammar: Used with 'of' or alone: he needed to get his fix. Often suggests addiction or thrill-seeking.

   Patterns

   • get your fix of something
   • get your fix

   The climber was back on the mountain within a month, getting his fix of danger.

   Some people gamble just to get their fix of excitement.

   He gets his fix of adrenaline from racing motorbikes.

Common combinations

get your fix of caffeine

Many office workers get their fix of caffeine before nine o'clock.

get your daily fix

She reads the sports pages to get her daily fix.

get your fix from something

He gets his fix from watching old horror films.

need your fix

You look like you need your fix of coffee.

Synonyms and how they differ

satisfy a craving

More formal and focused on the craving itself; 'get your fix' is casual and often about a habit.

indulge

Suggests allowing yourself a treat, without the idea of a regular need that 'get your fix' carries.

Word family

fix noun

A dose of something you are addicted to, or an amount that satisfies a need.

Commonly confused: get your fix or get fixed?

Practice

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