get a fix on

Example Sentences

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“The more he tried to get a fix on the fact of being Cass here,” Goldstein writes, “the more the whole idea of it just got away from him.”

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2019

They can’t get a fix on her appendix.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2018

Cuban officials weren’t so sure about the storm’s location, and decided to get a fix on it.

From National Geographic • Sep. 8, 2017

The conversation was short: in the background, Yadviga heard another soldier say “They’ll get a fix on us,” and she cut off the call almost immediately.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2016

I watched my reflection not only in the mirror, but in store windows and across the television when it wasn’t on, trying to get a fix on my looks.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd