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get (someone) out of a fix
get (someone) out of a fix
To help someone avoid or escape from some troublesome, difficult, or dangerous position or situation. My father's always having to go down to the courthouse to get my knuckle-headed brother out of some fix or another. Thanks so much for helping me finish that report the other day—you really got me out of a fix!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Alta | | ['æltə] | |
| Yosif | | - | Bulgarian |
| Ping | | - | Chinese |
| Sawyer | | SOI-ər, SAW-yər | English (Modern) |
| Chihiro | | chee-hee-ṙo | Japanese |
| Shem | | SHEM (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |