Question of the Day #1056

Lakers News: Los Angeles Team On The Fritz About To Face Jazz Team On The Rise

From the headline of this article at Sports Illustrated.

  上記の文で、on the fritzの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "on the fritz" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔機器などが〕正常に機能しなくなって、故障して

   

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

(of an appliance, etc) broken or malfunctioning

 

Examples

• The fridge is on the fritz again.
• My mother's toaster went on the fritz.
• Dave Madore owns the arcade and jukeboxes inside the restaurant, where he was supposed to be Wednesday night to fix a jukebox that was on the fritz. —Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• If your cell phone, for instance, landed on Venus, the thermal energy would set off a flurry of electrons and send your device on the fritz. —Debbie G. Senesky, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• Low in fiber and high in simple carbohydrates, white rice is easy to digest—a major plus when your stomach is on the fritz, says Goldberg. —Women's Health, 17 Apr. 2023

   

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