get a fix (of something)



get a fix (of something)

To acquire a required or necessary amount of something, especially that which one is addicted to or compulsively seeks. When I was a junkie, I would do just about anything in order to get a fix. I just can't get my day going until I get a fix of caffeine.
See also: fix, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Xenocrateszi-NAH-krə-teez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pancraziopahn-KRAH-tsyoItalian
TemÜJin-Medieval Mongolian
Etele-Hungarian (Rare)
FletcherFLECH-ərEnglish
AnssiAHNS-seeFinnish