Adjective : a fix-it shop; a political fix-it man. From Dictionary.com.
For many parents the first instinct is to "fix-it.". From Wordnik.com. [Brian Harke Ed.D.: Parents: Lost in the College Transition] Reference
• For 24 hours, fight the urge to react and fix-it. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Harke Ed.D.: Parents: Lost in the College Transition] Reference
The outer space fix-it list just got a little longer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2007] Reference
Most recalls require the owner to install a fix-it kit. From Wordnik.com. [Evenflo Embrace: A look back — and ahead] Reference
The outer space fix-it list just got a little bit longer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2007] Reference
He would much prefer January 20, come and he be the fix-it man. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2008] Reference
Well, a fix-it day a world from the nearest home improvement store. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2007] Reference
CNN's Sean Callebs reports from the military's very busy fix-it shop. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2007] Reference
"You wouldn't have survived the fight, if you were just a fix-it man.". From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
The fix-it folks were just one reason spending was getting out of hand. From Wordnik.com. [Hitting The Wall At Boo] Reference
CNN's Miles O'Brien is going to tell us about the whole fix-it list now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2002] Reference
Sylvan likes to think of itself as a one-stop, basic-skills fix-it shop. From Wordnik.com. [A Sylvan Invasion] Reference
Aren't we a nation of quick, fix-it, give me the polls, who's going to win?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2004] Reference
PHILLIPS: A fix-it day a world away from the nearest home improvement store. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2007] Reference
What was the new emphasis on, Washington is broken, I'm a fix-it kind of guy?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2008] Reference
And as soon as you come in with a fix-it solution, they shut down and clam up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2007] Reference
"I have bigger plans than most of the local, iPhone fix-it places," he admits. From Wordnik.com. [New College Job: iPhone Repair Shop] Reference
And we're standing by for a House vote on the presidents 'economic fix-it plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2009] Reference
And the future of your child's school could depend on that economic fix-it plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2009] Reference
PHILLIPS: Plus this: another high altitude fix-it mission for shuttle astronauts. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 30, 2007] Reference
And our fix-it mentality tells us that we need merely to train others in our ways. From Wordnik.com. [A White-Male Lament] Reference
One of the most frustrating themes that frequently pops up is the "fix-it" syndrome. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Harke Ed.D.: Parents: Lost in the College Transition] Reference
Another is the proliferation of partisan think tanks churning out economic fix-it schemes. From Wordnik.com. [Koizumi's Children] Reference
The White House celebrates the Iraqi election and touts its new fix-it plan for New Orleans. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2005] Reference
CNN space correspondent Miles O'Brien has our report on the out of this world fix-it project. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2007] Reference
Plus, the president-elect prepares to sell his economic fix-it plan to congressional leaders. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2009] Reference
Looking to nature for inspiration, they realized that biofilms offer a model for fix-it spray. From Wordnik.com. [Battlestar Galactica: Self-Repairing Materials] Reference
Transit is the state's long-term future, he said, but there must be a "fix-it first" mentality. From Wordnik.com. [First Click, Maryland -- This week, money talks] Reference
He's preparing to travel out West to sign off on one major fix-it plan and to launch yet another. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2009] Reference
To further absolve my guilt, I included a fix-it link and additional sincere admissions of shame. From Wordnik.com. [chicagojo Diary Entry] Reference
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: We have standing by for us in Chicago a very famous fix-it kind of guy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2002] Reference
This fix-it President, who also has the gift of eloquence and an electoral mandate, has hit a wall. From Wordnik.com. [Deepak Chopra: A Fix-It President Hits a Wall -- and It's Us] Reference
Strange as it sounds in a country still steeped in Tim Allen reruns, gals are becoming fix-it guys. From Wordnik.com. [Ms. Fix-It] Reference
He's that fix-it-up man, that fix-it man who became famous after he challenged Barack Obama's tax plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2008] Reference
Now, if you're going to come in to be the fix-it guy, why would you think this sort of thing is appropriate?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2009] Reference
Happening now, Barack Obama's jump start: The president-elect is set to come to Washington early to work on his economic fix-it plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2008] Reference
KING: Senator Clinton's fix-it strategy appears contradictory, desperate to get a second look from younger voters, especially young women. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2008] Reference
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